Sir Peter Gluckman, the PM's Science Advisor, says that NZ has a science denial problem, but that it's no worse than the rest of the world. Peter thinks that social media bubbles are contributing to ... (74 words)

In a recent article Cracked dot com has pointed out flaws in several popular conspiracy theories. The first one I've been telling people for years - that if the moon landing was faked, the Russians ... (282 words)

I'm hoping that the anti-GMO crowd don't sink the new GMO banana before it has a chance to be properly tested. The banana has had genes inserted that allow it to create alpha and beta carotenes, ... (98 words)

I received an email earlier this week about a new Citizen Science Project called Planet 9. Citizen Science is an effort to get the public to help out with time intensive science tasks, and there's ... (349 words)

This is an argument I've never heard before against an idea I occasionally hear - that belief in science is just like religion, because it requires faith. In fact, I last heard this argument only a ... (118 words)

The Effective Altruism movement is becoming popular in New Zealand. The basic idea is that logic and critical thinking can be applied to charity giving, and that charities range from being great at ... (114 words)

After a recent second campylobacter issue in Havelock North, it turns out that the Hastings water supply is not treated with chlorine to kill bacteria. First, thousands of people were effected by ... (209 words)

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people laugh, and then think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative — and spur people's interest in science, ... (490 words)

A bravo was awarded at last year's conference to Graeme Hill for his ongoing promotion of science and challenging of pseudoscience on Radio Live. Everyone is very welcome to join us at this year's ... (59 words)