When I heard Lawrence Krauss, author of A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing , was giving a lecture at The University of Auckland I had to be there. I’ve always regretted missing Richard Feynman’s 1979 Douglas Robb Memorial Lectures. I was 13 and although
Siouxsie Wiles is a microbiologist and bioluminescence enthusiast who heads up the Bioluminescent Superbugs Group at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. I know her through the Auckland Skeptics in the Pub Meetup Group. BSG make bacteria that glow in the dark to better understand how to prevent and fight
Not pretty like a Panda or iconic like a Kiwi, actually quite gruesome in their eating habits but Native Preying Mantis (with blue spotted arms below right) awesome little creatures well worth saving. How you can help save our native praying mantis - Photos - Graeme Hill - Weekend Hosts
This started as a comment on a blog post but got a bit long and involved. I’m not much of an expert on dieting as have only managed my own weight without formal dieting. I’m also far from perfect but perhaps lucky in finding lots of potentially fattening
When I first understood this (probably thanks to Isaac Asimov’s books or Carl Sagan’s Cosmos) I thought it was amazing. This presentation is beautiful: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU&w=640&h=360] via RichardDawkins.net UPDATE 2012-03-16: And here is the 10
At Autodesk University 2011 Shaan Hurley introduced me to a representation of a very distant ancestor. It was a 3D fossil skull scan (perched on his shoulder in the photo right) assembled from cardboard contours created with 123D Make. A few years ago I submitted my DNA to the National
Although this was first broadcast in 2007 I just discovered it thanks to a recent replay. I love Dr Karl's podcasts on ABC Triple J & BBC 5 Live and saw his awesome presentation at TAMOZ 2010. This conversation is remarkable for his parents story, as much as
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@purplefae’s beautiful film tackles the anti-vac myths in a minute. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jsf9b8qa6I&w=560&h=315] More at www.purplefae.com
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But viable Fusion Reactors would balance everything, forever and these are the people who will make it. Physicist Calls Out Other Physicists for Being Climate Change Hypocrites Physicists clock, on average, 23,000 air miles per year flying around the world to observatories, conferences and meetings, and generally use 130
Found this via a Tweet by @jangles BBC News - Go Figure: What can 72 tell us about life? You know the joke from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in which the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything is 42? It was a typo.
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Discusses the reality of of statistics used, and use, in the media Stats Chat - www.statschat.org.nz "Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write." – H.G. Wells Hosted by The University of Auckland's