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This is actively embarrassing and I thought I had no more capacity for embarrassment where this government and science were concerned
samuel mehrthe current NZ govt is so anti-science that they've changed eligibility for the Prime Minister's Science Prizes to rule out awards to people doing basic science eg from 2026 the MacDiarmid is for work with "potential to generate econ, health, social, or env benefits for New Zealand" #nzpol
Further to our conversation pushing back against the ideal that good design is a “nice to have” and that somehow having beautiful public transport infrastructure is a wasteful indulgence: check this out. This is utterly stunning, and as Aucklanders we should be so so proud: youtu.be/RZlclRhB3vo?...
Inside Auckland’s City Rail Link | A First Look at the Architecture of the Three New StationsYouTube video by Home of Architectureyoutu.be
the current NZ govt is so anti-science that they've changed eligibility for the Prime Minister's Science Prizes to rule out awards to people doing basic science eg from 2026 the MacDiarmid is for work with "potential to generate econ, health, social, or env benefits for New Zealand" #nzpol
And for bonus points: accomplish it all by bicycle, wearing bloomers. www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id...
Sevathe ideal academic life is being an eccentric Victorian lord. Invent a stamp licking machine at 22. Get elected to the Royal Academy for counting the beetles on your estate. Die in an arsenic explosion. The perfect life.
Wow, it’s as if the FSU uses the language of free speech selectively to shield favoured speakers and ideas from scrutiny, who could have predicted this www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Free Speech Union attacks reporter for asking minister questionsThe Free Speech Union ‒ which exists to defend free speech ‒ has attacked a journalist for asking Health Minister Simeon Brown questions over email.www.stuff.co.nz
Bill Oddie was the first funny person on the television I wanted to be when I grew up. When I was 5 I was besotted with The Goodies. I assumed they would still be together in twenty years or whatever and I would simply join them one day and Bill was my favourite. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bill Oddie: TV presenter dies at 85His agent pays tribute to the "multi-talented" broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.www.bbc.co.uk
I'll just leave this here, again, for all the leftists with (normally) National-supporting f&f who are utterly sick of the clownshow #nzpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/should-you-v...
Should you vote for the Opportunity Party?⁉️For a while now, folks have been asking me that exact question. I've been surprised to hear from Green voters who are considering voting TOP. I have publicly said I don't like TOP. I view them as ce...www.emilywrites.co.nz
Let's be sure to remind voters that National vetoed the very thing they are promising now in 2016 and they've been in govt for 3 years and have pushed soooo much through "under urgency" that if they had actually this they could've done it whenever they wanted to. It's clearly just vote buying #nzpol
Fun fact- NZ has the most per capita comparisons per capita
Richard EastherI make this plot each year for our "intro to rocket science" course. It's remarkable that as many rockets go to orbit from New Zealand as from Russia – but on a per head basis we stand alone. This is an amazing place for a small country to find itself, and we should be making the most of it...
New Zealand punching above its weight per capita alert!
Richard EastherI make this plot each year for our "intro to rocket science" course. It's remarkable that as many rockets go to orbit from New Zealand as from Russia – but on a per head basis we stand alone. This is an amazing place for a small country to find itself, and we should be making the most of it...
