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A rave review for one of the year's most outstanding books

Book of the Week: 'The makings of a NZ classic'newsroom.co.nz

Thank you! At an event last night I said "If the word hope doesn't work for you try, 'Never fucking surrender.'" The word hope seems too sunny to a lot of people, but the heart of it as I'm interested in it is: we make the future in the present, if we show up, and that never surrender part.

Katharine Hayhoe discusses the connection between extreme heat and climate change. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... #climatesky

'It can kill': What to know about the extreme heat sweeping much of the U.S.Climate change is making heat waves longer and more intense.www.wbur.org

Live your life so that when you pass, the world reacts like they did for Sam Neill.

If you're in Dunedin on Friday 17 July, come along and hear me talk about how to vandalise Wikipedia.* Guaranteed amusing anecdotes, but also educational. And it's pay-what-you-want. *It would be nice if you did not actually vandalise Wikipedia. scifest.org.nz/programme/ho...

How to Vandalise Wikipedia with Mike Dickison | NZ Science FestivalCan we trust Wikipedia? How does it even work? Find out how the editable website stays reliable.scifest.org.nz

Researchers and NZ science communicators- why not apply for these gongs, with ethical expert assessment committees? I treasure the one I was awarded a few years back.

MBIE has released the details on the New Zealand's "Transition Research Fund". It transitions research the way a hospice transitions patients. scienceskillsandinnovation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tujiik...

We have just launched a parliamentary petition calling for mandatory AI transparency in the public sector. If AI is going to be used in the delivery of public services, it must be AI that is worthy of our trust. Sign: petitions.parliament.nz/7bfe1c60-b99... Read more: www.trustworthyai.nz

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.petitions.parliament.nz

*tap the sign* 👇 🧪 #science

We are hiring! Two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (research+teaching) positions in the School of Maths & Stats, University of Canterbury ▶️One in Statistics, closes 15 July jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a... ▶️One in Applied Maths, closes 21 July jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a... Please share!

BIG FEELINGS this World environment day. Lots of rage as we watch these people burn the world. A reminder that we must push back on apathy and despair and keep trying to make things better, otherwise we will certainly lose it all.

#SciPol starter pack! #SciComm #science #ECR #EarlyCareerResearchers go.bsky.app/AFhBqWh

Over the weekend, Layla Bailey-McDowell, transformed our kerb-side MS Teams call and published our kōrero alongside the whakaaro of te reo Māori advocate Vincent Olsen-Reeder questioning the purpose is behind this symbolic piece of legislation.

'What needs protecting?': Researcher questions purpose of English Language BillParliament is considering a five-line piece of legislation to formally recognise English as an official language, alongside te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.www.rnz.co.nz

Want to make a difference for our birds? Join community pest trapping and restoration efforts, become a member of Birds NZ and help with national monitoring projects, or make a donation at www.birdsnz.org.nz/membership/d.... All funds raised go towards bird research.

Linguistics pro @sidneygjwong.bsky.social being extremely on point and rocking a rugged new facial hair look that so many Chinese dudes can only dream of, shot bro

'What needs protecting?': Researcher questions purpose of English Language BillParliament is considering a five-line piece of legislation to formally recognise English as an official language, alongside te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.www.rnz.co.nz

Lovely migration story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I've moved from Ethiopia to Shetland - and I've brought the coffee with meNetsanet Sori is bringing a flavour of the farm where she grew up to her new home 4,000 miles away.www.bbc.co.uk

I am *delighted* to have a new article in @spectrum.ieee.org - this one is all about Assoc Prof Te Taka Keegan's work. He's developing sovereign AI to aid in the protection and revitalisation of specific dialects of Te reo Māori spectrum.ieee.org/indigenous-a...

Māori AI Voice Puts Language Ownership Back In Community HandsSeveral projects around the world are working to develop indigenous-owned AI modelsspectrum.ieee.org