After Kim Hill’s convincing and justified dismantling of 9/11 conspiracy theorist Richard Gage on her show yesterday, I was expecting a large turn-out for Gage’s 2pm lecture at Te Papa that followed his appearance on the show. But not quite that large. Te Papa’s Soundings theatre was completely full, so I watched the lecture via […]
MoreBetween the Weekend Herald and the latest issue of the New Zealand Listener which just arrived in my mailbox, there’s enough coverage to suggest there’s a dedicated group of journalists operating in the New Zealand media committed to decent reporting on the big science-related issues facing society. First, take Chris Barton’s piece on the issue […]
MoreUPDATE: I’ve heard from Georgie at TIVO about using a TIVO box if you’re NOT a Telecom broadband subscriber – it IS possible – see section “True video on demand” for details. While TIVO’s arrival on the New Zealand market should be wholeheartedly welcomed, MySky’s entrenched presence in the market has really stolen the thunder […]
MorePattrick Smellie’s feature in local business weekly The Independent last week gives one of the best up-to-date snapshots of the science system and the changes likely to be made as the Government embarks on what could be the biggest overhaul of the science and innovation system since the Crown Research Institutes were created in 1992. […]
MoreIn a 3-part series I’ll be reviewing the TIVO digital recorder and video on demand service launched last week by TVNZ and Telecom. This post deals with the TIVO installation and set-up. DVR war declared (finally) So finally, a decade after time-shifting TV, ad-skipping and digital storage of TV programmes came to American homes via […]
MoreThe New Zealand Association of Scientists dished out their annual awards last night at a ceremony at Turnbull House attended by a surprisingly high number of science bigwigs. Professor Ian Shaw picked up the Science Communicator Award, which was judged by the Science Media Centre. Ian well deserved the award – he is one of […]
MoreEach new movie that comes out from Peter Jackson’s visual effects workshop Weta Digital seems to showcase some breathtaking new effect that pushes out the boundaries of what can be achieved with visual effects. With the Lord of the Rings films, it was the particularly clever use of motion capture to create the eerily realistic […]
MoreThe 2009 Deloitte Fast 50 list of the fastest growing companies in the country shows high-growth start-ups aren’t just confined to the tech sector. Only 18 of the top 50 this year can be described as IT or telecoms players. The top spot went to a honey producer. According to Deloitte, the Fast 50 companies […]
MoreAs the UK’s chief science adviser, John Beddington, comes out in support of sacked Government drug adviser, Professor David Nutt, the scientist at the centre of the scandal has evoked the presidency of George W. Bush to point out the dangers of a government “inventing its own reality”. Professor Nutt was sacked after claiming in […]
MoreThe vast majority of scientists in this country undertake research that is funded by the tax payer and as such, they are often required to prepare reports and give advice to government departments and ministers. The pursuit of evidence-based policy in government is essential and something that should be encouraged. But what happens when the […]
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