Some excerpts: “If we embrace ICT and lose the great Kiwi knocking machine, we’ll continue to be worldclass.” “No one […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Cameron Stewart: the phony war of climate science
Andrew Stewart’s column was published in The Australian on the 9th of August and can be found here. Some excerpts: […]
Continue readingRob O’Neill on overzealous intellectual property protection
Rob O’Neill’s column, published August 4th, can be viewed here. Some excerpts: “…we live in a world where intellectual property […]
Continue readingClimate change debated in the Otago Daily Times
The Otago Daily Times has played host to debate on climate change over the last couple of weeks, with its […]
Continue readingRod Oram in the Sunday Star Times
Rod Oram’s column Exporters show up bleaters appeared in the Sunday Star Times, July 6. Some relevant excerpts related to […]
Continue readingThe positive wisdom of Winston
Originally published in The New Zealand Herald on July 1 The reaction to the apparent suggestion from Lord Robert Winston […]
Continue readingScience – One True Path
Even scientists don’t believe that science can provide the answers to all the questions. But for the types of questions […]
Continue readingThe Perils of Popular Science
by Hon Steve Maharey. Science is important. But it has, sadly, always had a bad reputation. That reputation comes, I […]
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