Clik here to view.
A more transparent approach
A recent statment from the Royal Society of NZ has drawn out some comment. Entitled Science, Climate Change and Integrity it is by Professor Keith A Hunter. Of course some of the local climate change...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Challenge of the Human Brain
This looks like a fascinating lecture. Professor Richard Faull FRSNZ, Director of the Centre for Brain Research at The University of Auckland, is presenting the Royal Society of NZ Distinguished...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creative science writing
This weekend the Royal Society announced the winners of the New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing. There are two categories, fiction and non-fiction, and this year entrants were asked...
View ArticleHelp at hand for scientists to get media SAVVY!
It was great to see the announcement last week of the Science Media SAVVY initiative by the Science Media Centre, the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Australian Science Media Centre. Science Media...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A spoonful of perception intervention helps the medicine go down
Two people have heart attacks. Who gets back to work sooner? The one who thinks their illness will be short, even if their symptoms were worse, according to research in the rapidly expanding area of...
View ArticleHow should New Zealand scientists engage with the public?
The Royal Society is inviting feedback on draft guidelines for researchers engage with the public. This work is part of A Nation of Curious Minds He Whenua Hihiri I Te Mahara; A National Strategic Plan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deciphering scientific history (and handwriting)
Dr Simon Nathan The human side of James Hector, the dominant scientist of nineteenth century New Zealand, long lay hidden in the illegible scrawl of Hector’s handwriting. Then Dr Simon Nathan began...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Royal Society of New Zealand kicks off 150th celebrations
It’s a big day for the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi as it welcomes guests from all over the world to begin six months of celebrations around its 150th anniversary. I’ve been an employee of...
View Article