Science
There's no such thing as a Seagull
It's a gull by the sea
Science
On our Prime Minister's scientific ignorance
"The Prime Minister’s statement is inaccurate, ignorant and incoherent"
Antarctica
Charles Reginald Ford, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, and Sudan?
Viewing artifacts of the Discovery Expedition, learning about a remarkable life with NZ Antarctic Society Auckland (and a haircut?)
Television
Lost in Space, adult edition?
Making babies in space, seems the boys might need some direction...
Antarctic Mission 2019
Filing Submarino Chocolate Milk drink as 'Health Food'
And my "Kiwi Submarino" recipe
Science
A fine tribute to 'New Zealand's Unknown Genius', Beatrice (Hill) Tinsley
A brilliant video, a fine tribute to a remarkable life. Years, no decades!, ago I vaguely knew of Beatrice Tinsley's work, on the life of galaxies, but would not have been able to name her. Then The Warehouse, who I worked for, rented some factory space in Beatrice
Science
The most average sized thing in the known universe?
Listened to this while riding the Hamilton Te Awa River Ride. It looks at a listener's question What's the most average sized thing in the known universe? I guessed before hearing and was way out. They look at it several ways, end up with some surprising
My inadvertent long-term sleep experiment | Time Out 2021-22 After
Time sleep, working, not working
End of Life Choice Act is now law
An important day in NZ today; End of Life Choice Act takes effect in New Zealand | Radio NZ The End of Life Choice Act has come into effect one year after nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders voted in favour of it in a referendum... The End of Life Choice
Where Was the Last Place Discovered on Earth?
The remarkable history of human discovery and a curious fact regarding Uranus and Antarctica. [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfLVYr38D0Q&w=480&h=270]
Dr Helen Czerski on life in isolation (and a champagne tip) | Fully Charged
I saw Dr. Helen Czerski speak in Auckland, back in 2017, and in this video she shares things learnt about living in isolation doing oceanic research. Back then her presentation was mostly about her research studying the oceanic/atmospheric interface and how that influences climate. However it also included some
About Grocery washing | COVID-19
I’m reluctant to comment on the recent much shared YouTube showing how to wash your groceries, but happy to share this from someone is qualified to comment: From Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/bugcounter/status/1243319180851580929 By Don Schaffner @bugcounter https://foodsci.rutgers.edu/schaffner/ Dr. Donald W. Schaffner