The good in Robert Winston's bad ideas
The three-tiered Opera House in Wellington was packed out last night as people flocked to see Lord Robert Winston present the ideas from his 2010 book Bad Ideas? The lecture was the culmination of a trip that saw Winston lecture in Nelson and take part in the 90th anniversary celebration of the Cawthron Institute which […]
MoreLast chance to pick best and worst science stories
Submissions close tomorrow for your list of the best and worst science stories of the last year – the results of which will be revealed on an uncoming Media7 science and innovation special. So drop us a line with your picks for the most cringe-worthy and impressive science reports of the last year – broadcast, […]
MoreWe have a winner…
Last week Expert Witness, written fellow sciblogger and forensic scientist Anna Sandiford, was reviewed and a competition offered for a free copy of the book. And the winner of the competition is… Katie Brockie, who should expect an email sometime in the next wee while from Sciblogs editor Peter Griffin arranging delivery of her copy […]
MoreTangaroa's amazing voyage
A research voyage report from NIWA… NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa has just completed a very successful voyage of habitats of significance for marine organisms and biodiversity. ’We were amazed by what we saw,’ says NIWA’s Dr Mark Morrison, programme leader. Over 42 days, split across two voyages, the Tangaroa worked its way down the country […]
MoreYour picks for the best and worst science journalism
One of the key functions of journalism is to explain the world around us. Nowadays that is a job that increasingly requires the reporter to present complex science to the public. Sometimes they get it right, but sometimes they get it wrong. Very, very wrong. Media7 (a TVNZ7 panel discussion show hosted by Russell Brown) […]
MoreWCSJ: The muzzling of government scientists
I’m at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha, Qatar where scientists, journalists and science press officers from around the world have been gathering to discuss the future of science journalism. I’ll be writing up posts over the next few days on the more interesting sessions I’ve been to (of those, there are many) […]
MoreThe mechanics of mass murder
A short ride on the S-Bahn north-east of Berlin brings you to Oranienburg, a quiet, semi-rural village with cute houses, a beautiful centuries-old palace and Sachsenhausen – a well-preserved Nazi concentration camp which was the centre of innovation for the Final Solution during World War II. On a languid summer afternoon a couple of weeks […]
MoreNew fish species discovered on our doorstep
A team of Australasian scientists have returned from an expedition to the remote Kermedec Islands having discovered at least three new species of fish. The team, which included scientists from Auckland Museum, Te Papa, Department of Conservation, Australian Museum and NIWA spent three weeks observing and collecting specimens to create a record of species diversity […]
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