What could the UK’s foreign policy look like after the general election? 🔊
The United Kingdom goes to the polls on December 12, with Brexit one of the main issues for voters. How will the country vote? Will Brexit finally happen? What will UK foreign policy look like moving forward? Justin Wong speaks with Richard Whitman about the...
Why do volcanoes erupt and can we forecast future activity?
By Phil Shane One of the grand challenges of volcano science is understanding the behaviour of a volcano, and whether can we forecast the likelihood of future eruptions. Despite decades of high technology monitoring, and even longer historic records for some...
How do your genes affect your mental health? ▶
How do your genes affect your mental health? In this lecture hosted by the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland researchers discuss how knowing what your genes do can guide the development of future personalised medicine for the prevention and treatment of mental...
Why did White Island erupt and why was there no warning?
By Shane Cronin Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand. The island is a tourist destination and 47 people were on...
What does a death in Malta have to do with trusts in New Zealand?
By Ben Goldson New Zealand has traditionally prided itself on being relatively free from corruption, despite revelations of its role in transnational money laundering via trusts established by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. These included the holdings of members...
Q+A: A Frozen Conflict: What’s really going on between Ukraine and Russia?
In March 2014, Russia annexed the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. One month later, pro-Russian forces seized parts of Donetsk and Luhansk in the eastern part of the country called the Donbass region. Western nations, including the US, responded by placing targeted...
Off the grid: How can we optimise solar power in Oceania and beyond?
By Sean Endres As it becomes obvious that society’s use of fossil fuels needs to be addressed, renewable sources of energy have been celebrated as a way for the world to break its fossil fuel dependence. As it becomes increasingly obvious that society’s rampant use of...
Climate change: Is a careful revolution possible?
By David Hall Extract from Chapter Ten of David Hall’s new BWB Text A Careful Revolution: Towards a Low-Emissions Future. We wrote this report at your request, and with care. Will you listen please? – Andy Reisinger, one of nineteen haikus to summarise the IPCC...
A global explosion of people power?
By David S. Meyer By the time you read this, massive street protests will have broken out somewhere that we didn’t expect. This year seems to be one of extraordinary mass political disruption everywhere. In 2019, national leaders have stepped down from power in...Subscribe by Email
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