In early December 2011 Nine to Noon’s presenter Kathryn Ryan and producer, Caitlin Cherry were invited by Antarctica New Zealand […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Sir Peter Gluckman on Auckland and science
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, outlines the important role Auckland […]
Continue readingSir Paul Callaghan on alternative treatments
Physicist Sir Paul Callaghan’s high public profile has meant the country has taken a genuine interest in his terminal colon […]
Continue reading2012: Happy New Apocalypse?
Joseph Gelfer, Adjunct Research Associate, School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, picks apart the 2012 apocalypse theory […]
Continue readingScience and Santa
Roger Highfield, UK science writer and author of The Physics of Christmas, talks to Radio New Zealand’s Kathryn Ryan about […]
Continue readingChristmas and the psychology of gift-giving
Finance writer Diane Clement explores the psychology of gift-giving in a New Zealand Herald article, drawing on kiwi experts and […]
Continue readingAcademic: Are penguins and coral reefs enough to stop the coal burning?
A leading Australian researcher, Queensland University ecologist Professor Hugh Possingham, turned the tables on media at a briefing in Auckland […]
Continue readingClimate change, New Zealand and Durban
This week representatives from around the world are meeting in Durban, South Africa for the United Nations Framework Convention on […]
Continue reading‘Dr Moa’ on Radio New Zealand
On Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon show Kathry Ryan interviewed paleozoologist Trevor Worthy (AKA ‘Dr Moa’) about New Zealand’s […]
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Fishing for the truth on ocean protection
An article by Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons in the New Zealand Herald highlights the environmental issues surrounding fishing, drawing […]
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