In the days before the internet journalists the world over hoped and prayed for the day when the plain manila envelope turned up in the post crammed with sensitive documents sent by a whistleblower. When I worked on the Herald editing the tech section, such a bundle turned up one day and produced a front […]
MoreIn the world of medical research, Dr Andrew Wakefield is about as controversial a character as you can find. It was Wakefield who was behind claims published in The Lancet in 1998 that pointed towards the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine being linked to autism in children. His paper and subsequent statements to the media […]
MoreThe Listener out this weekend, features an interview with Dr Nina Fedoroff, who was in the country last week talking agricultural science and genetic modification and covers the other side of the GM argument with Green MP Sue Kedgley also featured. It is worth a read, particularly the interesting side bar by writer David Lomas […]
MoreToday’s Taranaki Daily News carries a piece by Helen Harvey in its feature section looking at Sciblogs and some of its contributors. The feature isn’t online, but you can read it in full below… view full screen for larger text size.
More[UPDATED: An ERMA spokesperson got in touch to clarify that ERMA isn’t party to the appeal – “In the High Court, GE Free challenged ERMA’s right to receive the applications from AgResearch. AgResearch appealed the High Court decision, and we were in court yesterday to assist in any way we could and to seek clarification […]
MoreDr Klaus Bosselman is right when he suggests in a New Zealand Herald article today that opinion polls carried out by the media are fickle things and that Government policies in relation to climate change should be based on sound science not public opinion. But there’s no denying the fact that the public is becoming […]
MoreA common complaint among those of us who buy most of our food from supermarkets is that it costs significantly more to fill a shopping basket these days than it did a couple of years ago. Cheese has become the benchmark for the affordability of food and, boy has a block of tasty cheddar gotten […]
MoreA comprehensive report published last week in the United Kingdom suggests science journalism is weathering the storm of cost cutting in the media, but is suffering through the workload pressure on journalists, pack journalism and the rise of science PR. The report, Science and the Media – Securing the Future was commissioned by the UK […]
MoreWe always do well on these types of lists, the ones that rank countries on how desirable they are to live in. Our pristine surroundings, moderate climate, low rate of crime and corruption, excellent health system, reasonable cost of living and lack of state oppression have helped put us at number 5 on International Living’s […]
MoreThe Sunday Star Times has compiled a table (see below) of university degrees and what graduates from these degrees can expect to earn after a year and three years in the workforce respectively. Not surprisingly, science, health and engineering graduates have much better earning potential than those working in tourism, architecture, agriculture, sports, creative arts and […]
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