Last week John Campbell met with Dr Mark Quigley from the School of Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
NZ Skepticism alive and kicking
Ahead of the New Zealand Skeptics’ annual conference, the Otago Daily Times‘ Shane Gilchrist interviewed media spokeswoman Vicki Hyde about […]
Continue readingOwen Glenn – innovation, science and technology
In the New Zealand Herald, businessman and philanthropist Owen Glenn writes about getting the most out of innovation in Kiwi […]
Continue readingNZ must change ‘obesogenic’ environment – Researchers
New Zealand’s obesity problem is getting worse and researchers are becoming more vocal about the need for action to avoid […]
Continue readingEditorial: Forecasters get it right
The editorial in today’s Press pays homage to the scientists who battle with risks and probabilities to provide accurate information […]
Continue readingWomen in Science: A 2011 Snapshot
The Association for Women in the Sciences, in association with Dr Belinda Bray of The University of Auckland, have produced […]
Continue readingKen Ring lunacy gets spooned
The media coverage of ‘moon man’ Ken Ring’s theories has been given the dubious honour of the Bent Spoon, the […]
Continue readingVincent Heeringa talks SMC on Radio NZ
This weekend, Radio New Zealand’s Kim Hill caught up with Vincent Heeringa – Director of Tangible Media Ltd, co-founder of […]
Continue readingScientist, politician, patriot
Writing for the New York Times, Cornelia Dean looks at a new US initiative aiming to get scientists out of […]
Continue readingWhy scientists won’t debate Lord Monckton
The New Zealand Herald Online has published a strongly-worded editorial from Australian cognitive scientist Stephan Lewandowsky on the nature of […]
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