Aardvark’s Bruce Simpson and tech reporter Juha Saarinen have this morning raised some pretty valid concerns about a story the New Zealand Herald is carrying about a New Zealand-made fuel combustion technology known as “Fuel Star”. The story, which has no byline and comes with a “supplied” photo, begins with the optimistic intro: Fuelstar Fuel […]
MoreSee bottom for my hands-on review of TVNZ on Demand on the PS3 For some time there’s been a battle for the lounge room underway, with consumer electronics makers, PC vendors and games console players vying to provide the one box that provides all our entertainment needs. In New Zealand the victor so far appears […]
MoreAt first glance it is not very attractive, but this infographic from The Guardian is certainly striking in contrasting the empty skies over Britain due to the volcanic ash against the business as usual previous day’s travel. It is a sight apparently not seen since World War II. And it is pretty staggering to be […]
MoreThe last time I checked in at Heathrow to board NZ38 to Hong Kong I ended up being bumped from the flight and spending a night at an airport hotel. But unlike the stranded passengers at Heathrow today grounded due to volcanic ash wafting over from Iceland, I was happy to stay off the over-sold […]
MoreLast week, the media was full of stories of the carnage on our roads over Easter and the growing chorus of calls to cut the blood alcohol limit to tackle drunk drivers. MacDoctor is sceptical a cut – from the current limit of 80mg/100ml to 50mg/100ml, will make any difference. But scientists in an SMC […]
MoreWellington-based Trade Me founder, entrepreneur and philanthropist Sam Morgan sat down with me a few weeks ago to do an interview, the results of which ran in Idealog. Here’s the full, unedited version which expands on the work he is involved in in Africa. What about this inclement Wellington weather? Is it tempting you to […]
MoreI missed the PublicACTA discussions in Wellington today as I was in Auckland for the day talking to Chiasma bio-tech students about science communication. Ironically, even in my discussion with the students, the vexed issue of copyright came up. The Chiasma members are competing in the Comvita Video Challenge where they are being tasked with […]
MoreElke Boevers from Ecce Terram returned from her Silicon Valley sojourn cradling an iPad and today she brought it into the Science Media Centre for us to have a look at – and a play with. Bottom line is that I’ll probably be getting one of these – importing it via friends in the states […]
MoreAcross public and commercial radio there’s more science journalism going on than ever before and thanks to the internet, it is becoming easier to find. The volume of content and the flexibility of the radio format which allows for longer interviews, mini documentaries and panel discussions means radio is emerging as the medium that best […]
MoreYesterday was intense. As a judge on the preliminary round of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, which pits teams of university students against each other in a bid to find the top four most innovative and potentially world-changing projects, it was a blur of powerpoint slides and Dragon’s Den-style questioning as we got through twenty 20-minute pitches […]
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