Rob Burton explains why New Zealand’s current attitude towards social science, particularly in agriculture, may be far from optimal. While […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
NZ Herald: Rob Fenwick – Sea levels set for dramatic rise
Rob Fenwick writes in the New Zealand Herald about sea level rise and the conference he attended which saw 2500 […]
Continue readingPeter Gluckman on Integrity in Science
Last night, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, gave a speech about climate change and the […]
Continue readingODT: Should mere humans be ‘playing God’?
Bioethicist Gareth Jones writes about the creation of the first functional synthetic genome, arguing that placing a moratorium on the […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: After the doctor created life the bacterium’s offspring took over
Joe Bennett writes in an opinion piece in the Southland Times about Craig Venter’s recent creation of a functional synthetic […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Blue Energy conference – the state of wave and tidal energy in NZ
Marine energy proponents, investors and researchers converged in Wellington today (19 Apr) for the start of Blue Energy — Aotearoa […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Global Research Alliance opening session
Today marked the beginning of the inaugural meeting of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) in Wellington. The GRA was launched […]
Continue readingScience, Climate Change and Integrity
Statement from Professor Keith A Hunter FNZIC, FRSNZ, Vice-President – Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Royal Society of New […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: How sex, food and war drive technology
Andrew Stone reviews the book Sex Bombs And Burgers: How War, Porn And Fast Food Created Technology As We Know […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pat Pilcher: NZahead report is right – we could do better
Patrick Pilchar writes, in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, about New Zealand’s poor innovation performance, most recently […]
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