Economist Gareth Morgan and his associate Geoff Simmons write about the pitfalls of campaigning for Marine Protected Areas in today’s […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Dr Melanie Massaro – “We have too many PhD students”
Dr Melanie Massaro, a researcher at the University of Canterbury, spoke at this week’s New Zealand Association of Scientists conference […]
Continue readingGM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial
An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand following an activist attack on a […]
Continue readingNational science conference to consider emerging scientists
Uncertainty in the science sector and a lack of opportunities for “emerging scientists” are hurting some young researchers, says a […]
Continue readingNew York Times on NZ’s education exportation
An article by journalist Liz Gooch in the Asia/Pacific section of today’s New York Times examines New Zealand’s efforts to […]
Continue readingInquiry will clear the air on fracking – editorial
The editorial in today’s (Tuesday 3rd April) New Zealand Herald welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s announcement of an […]
Continue readingLooking into the future of NZ innovation – Chris Barton
The New Zealand Herald’s Chris Barton takes a close look at innovation in New Zealand and peers into the future […]
Continue readingAre regular chocolate eaters really thinner?
Recent research showing a link between moderate chocolate consumption and body mass index has received wide spread coverage in the […]
Continue readingColossal squid shows big eyes help evade predatory whales
Overseas researchers have advanced a startling explanation of the dinner-plate-sized eyes in the world’s biggest specimen of the deep-water colossal […]
Continue readingSir Paul Callaghan’s legacy
A Stuff.co.nz opinion article by technology writer Pat Pilcher highlights the challenge that “scientific rock star” Sir Paul Callaghan has […]
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