How glowing bacteria can save the world
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Southern Genes – Genetically modified human embryos Open Parachute – The distrust of science Public Health Expert – Salt and NZ’s health budget The Dismal Science – Sheep guts
MoreWhen Nigel Latta blows stuff up
Psychologist Nigel Latta has a new show running on TV One: Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up. It is great TV, science-related but presented in a very pop-science format, with shades of Mythbusters and the types of science shows you’ll see browsing the Discovery Channel – plenty of explosions and slow motion photography. The first episode […]
MoreWhen balance goes out the window
A few weeks ago, for the first time ever, I took a complaint to the Press Council against a newspaper. I’ve been the subject of a Press Council complaint in the past, one that wasn’t upheld. I know it is time consuming and stressful responding to a complaint, so I didn’t make my own complaint […]
MoreNew media rules hit UK government scientists
Science communication bodies have criticised a UK Government code for civil servants requiring ministerial approval before they talk to the media. The UK’s Civil Service Code was updated this month requiring the pre-authorisation, which in theory also applies to scientists working for the government in units such as the Met Office and the National Institute […]
MoreOn climate change and fire-breathing dragons
Given the recent climate-related discussion here on Sciblogs, paper from Nature seems highly appropriate… Wed 1 Apr – Embargoed until 12:01 NZT: Climate change to wake sleeping dragons: An Australian and UK study has reported that increasing temperatures will result in an explosion of fire-breathing dragons around the world. The researchers say that dragon numbers declined during cool periods in history […]
MoreSponsoring species – is it worth it?
From the Yellow-eyed penguin to the Kakapo, companies are keen to associate their brands with efforts to save some of our iconic native species. Is this funding worth it? Hell yes! As Department of Conversation spending on preserving biodiversity comes under pressure, private money is increasingly being sought to support conservation efforts. We need these […]
MoreNanogirl – live show highlights
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Code for Life – the sheep-leaf nudibranch Nanogirl – a jacket that powers your devices Honest Universe – 100% natural and chemical free? BioBlog – Farewell, Sir Terry Pratchet
MoreThe Drones and the volcano
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Honest Universe – How well do you know your moon? Open Parachute – Water fluoridation and hypothyroidism The Dismal Science – Public intellectualism Ariadne – Uncertain predictions
MoreWhen New Zealand science news goes viral
“Wooo, there’s New Zealand did ya!” Wrote one commenter on the Facebook page “I F*cking Love Science” last week. Okay, hardly the most articulate response to a story, but one that expressed the pride in seeing New Zealand science receiving exposure and recognition on a global scale. The story attracting attention was about researchers from […]
MoreTop ten weirdest science stories of 2014
It was another big year for science capped off with the successful Rosetta mission to land a probe on a comet. But as usual, there were also plenty of quirky science stories that captured our attention too. My colleagues at the Australian Science Media Centre rounded up a list of the some of the quirkiest. […]
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