The Sciblogs podcast this week is a special edition focussing on the Transit of Venus celebrations that took place in Gisborne last week. First there was the observation of the transit, which we were fortunate to have great weather for, then the business end of the proceedings with the Transit of Venus forum, where 300 […]
MoreThere’s a long and healthy tradition of non-verbal, observational films that mesmerize audiences with breathtaking cinematography and fascinating glimpses of the world around us that remind us how much we take that world for granted. Seminal to the genre are three films – Baraka, Koyannisqatsi and Powaqqatsi – painstakingly put together documentaries that have no […]
MoreInterested in how blood splatter patterns are analysed – and what they mean? Want to know what happens in an autopsy? it’s all here in this fascinating infographic on the science of crime scene investigations – its like CSI without having to watch the lame TV shows… (Click to enlarge) Source: eLocalLawyers.com
MoreBob Brockie has been writing for the Dominion Post for years as the paper’s science columnist and regularly delivers up entertaining comment on the state of science and what is filtering out of the peer-reviewed literature. He also creates his own cartoons which adds a nice personal touch. Bob is a biologist, one of a […]
MoreThose of us in Gisborne yesterday were among the lucky few in New Zealand who got to observe the Transit of Venus yesterday. It was a very special day out at Tolaga Bay where the locals treated us to amazing hospitality. Here are some photos… Look carefully at about 5o’clock on the image of the […]
MoreI’m in Gisborne and all set to observe the Transit of Venus tomorrow and take part in the Transit of Venus forum that is taking place on Thursday and Friday. Why Gisborne? Mainly for cultural rather than scientific reasons – Tolaga Bay was where Captain Cook came ashore in 1769 and apparently had the first […]
MoreOver the weekend I borrowed a charming old bicycle from my architect friend Guy Evans and we rode around the accessible bits of Christchurch’s CBD. The vibrations of demolition shook the ground as we passed numerous large office buildings in various stages of being dismantled. The tool of choice for doing so is not the cliched wrecking […]
MoreOver at the SMC we rounded up reaction from the science sector on Budget 2012. Here’s some of the commentary… The Government this afternoon unveiled Budget 2012 including $326 million in new funding for science, innovation and research over the next four years. A total of $59 million will also go into engineering and science […]
MoreOn the eve of the 2012 Budget with the word “austerity” ringing in our ears, the Stuff website has done a poll asking readers what they see as priority areas for the Government. Of the six categories listed – health, education, welfare, taxes, business and science, guess which area comes in as lowest priority. That’s […]
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