Science related stories and commentary
Today’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.
MoreIt was fairly predictable that Dr Nina Fedoroff’s comments about genetic modification during her visit to New Zealand this week would raise the hackles of anti-GM group GE Free NZ. It was also ironic that Fedoroff, Hillary Clinton’s science and technology advisor, arrived just as GE Free New Zealand went back to court where Crown […]
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 […]
MoreNature has just published a very good feature on its website which is worth reading for anyone wanting an overview of the real contentious areas of climate science. As Nature sees it, the areas that need “greater open discussion” include: regional climate forecasts, precipitation forecasts, aerosols and palaeoclimate data. A fuller reading of the e-mails […]
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 […]
MoreThe IPCC has formally said it is reexamining the subsection of the 4th Assessment Report that makes claims that appear to be based on “grey literature” via a WWF report which in turn quoted from a New Scientist piece. So what’s the real deal with Himalayan glacier melt? Well, this presentation put together by a […]
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 […]
MoreNew Zealand and Australia experienced their warmest periods in the decade just closed since records began according to data released by NIWA and Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. While 2009 was slightly cooler overall than the 1971 – 2000 average, says NIWA, the decade was still the warmest, followed by the 1980s, the 1970s and the […]
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