Experiments to do at home
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Scibooks – Winton Prize long list Molecular Matters – Linwood College goes STEM Code for Life – Gene editing and GMOs in NZ – part 3 Kidney Punch – Of bathtubs and kidneys
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A couple of days ago, I received a flurry of LinkedIn messages – people congratulating me on six years managing the New Zealand Science Media Centre. Some automated LinkedIn alert had flagged an anniversary I had overlooked. Well, those six years have flown by in what has amounted to the most productive, rewarding and interesting […]
MoreIs CRI science being twisted to commercial ends?
UPDATED: We all know that our Crown Research Institutes carry out a lot of commercial work for clients, in fact they are encouraged to do so in the interests of returning a dividend to the Crown which funds them. But are those commercial relationships influencing the scientific advice that scientists give? Back in April, Massey […]
MoreCalicivirus and the Great Easter Bunny Hunt
Mystery still surrounds exactly how a group of renegade farmers imported the calicivirus into New Zealand in 1997 and spread it around the South Island in a bid to kill the rabbits that were destroying their land. But 17 years later, scientists have been able to give some indication of the impact the illicit introduction […]
MoreSomething ate this shark… but what?
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks BioBlog – Pharoah’s Serpent Nano Girl – Nanoparticles in cosmetics Molecular Matters – Women in engineering The Dismal Science – Ivory cycles http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/remote-player?id=2597586
MoreThe non-Newtonian fluid pool
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Public Health Expert – A good time to be alive Infectious Thoughts – Where should we put our science dollars? Hot Topic – The Greens’ proposed carbon tax Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings – The deadly ivory trade
MoreChemistry and corpses
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Open Parachute – Fluoridation does not lower IQ Guest Work – The ethics of trials on unconscious patients The Dismal Science – Seductive simplicity of Spirit Level Griffin’s Gadgets – Budget 2014 and science
MoreBudget good for science, but where's the roadmap?
The national budget announced today contained a raft of announcements on research, science and innovation funding. The only big surprise is the news that additional centres of research excellence will be funded from 2016, bringing to ten the total numbers of CoREs that will exist. That’s a clear endorsement by the Government of the CoRE […]
MoreBudget 2014: Live coverage on Sciblogs
News on and reaction to Budget 2014 will be featured here this afternoon, as our Sciblogs and Science Media Centre experts and contributors offer their take on the state of the Government’s finances and its funding priorities. Follow the Storify our feed to get the latest updates in one place… Live updates on Storify below… […]
MoreMoon rise over Wellington
Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Open Parachute – fluoride debate a year on Stick – Starting at the end IAQ – Kids in court Guest Work – ‘Impact’ in science – what’s in a word?
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