I suppose one of the benefits of e-readers & ‘paperless’ offices (haha) is a reduction in the risks of paper cuts. Because those cuts jolly well hurt! Part of that may just be because they usually involve fingers & those are in use so much that our attention is constantly drawn to the afflicted part. […]
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food matters aotearoa – an opportunity for real debate? or muddying the waters?
One of the big stories on my Facebook feed at the moment alerted me to Food Matters Aortearoa and its upcoming Wellington conference. The program for this conference has certainly generated a lot of interest among my friends. The focus of that interest lies in the line-up of speakers & the agenda of their tour […]
Continue readingwhat would the world be like if we all just… disappeared
I do enjoy asapSCIENCE – their videos are quirky, entertaining, & informative, and can provide some great talking points for science classes. But for this one, add poignant to the adjectives.
Continue readingncea & university entrance – numbers & interpretations
January has again been a very busy month those of us involved in the student enrolment process. This year we noticed that a reasonably large number of students hadn't achieved university entrance, and while there are very definitely options available for that cohort, it was still a concern & we've been waiting to see what […]
Continue readingjust a big ball of water falling from the sky
Here in Hamilton it's hot, And DRY – I'm guessing we'll be up to 'water alert level 3' (ie no sprinklers) any day now. So I watched this video (link) from ScienceAlert with a mix of fascination & wistfulness – it really does show 'a big ball of water' dropping from a thunderstorm in Australia. […]
Continue readingshould food containing dna be labelled?
Apparently 80% of people in the USA think so, according to a Washington Post article that's been all over Facebook in the last few days. That is, 80% of those polled in the regular Food Demand Survey (by Oklahoma State University's Department of Agricultural Economics) agreed with the proposition that all food containing DNA should be […]
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