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With technology advancing at breakneck speed, we risk foundering on ethical and legal decisions, writes Dr Michelle Dickinson – aka […]
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What do we really mean when we talk about reducing or managing the risk of disaster? Dr Kelvin Berryman, Director […]
Continue readingItaly quake experts cleared of manslaughter
An Italian court has overturned manslaughter convictions against six scientists for failing to give adequate warning of an 2009 earthquake […]
Continue readingAntibiotics and heart deaths – experts respond
One of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics – clarithromycin – is linked with an increased risk of heart deaths, suggests a […]
Continue readingNew Zealand tsunami hazard – the science updated
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management today released a review of tsunami hazard in New Zealand, the first […]
Continue reading‘Research should be a clever and risky business’ – Sir Peter Gluckman
Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, is urging New Zealand’s science community to find ways to fund […]
Continue readingItaly quake trial gains NZ attention
The trial of six seismologists and an official in Italy in the wake of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake has become […]
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Following Mondays two damaging aftershocks, Christchurch is starting — once more — the arduous task of clean up. But are […]
Continue reading‘It’s not our fault’ – Kelvin Berryman and quake communication
Following the Canterbury earthquakes, scientists have been working hard to provide clear and accurate information for the people of Christchurch. […]
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