Jul 10, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Sara Tolbert, University of Canterbury Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash Long-standing debates about the purpose and focus of a school science curriculum have resurfaced this week as New Zealand is refreshing its approach to science education. Some...
Dec 16, 2020 | Science & Technology
By Fiona Crichton What has become starkly apparent in the age of the SARS CoV-2 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is that the effective communication of science-based health messages is no easy task. What has become starkly apparent in the age of the SARS CoV-2 novel...
Nov 12, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
By Peter Ellerton Why do humans instinctively reject evidence contrary to their beliefs? Do we understand why and how people change their mind about climate change? Is there anything we can do to engage people? These are three very significant questions. They could be...
Aug 14, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Jess Berentson-Shaw In an extract from her new book “Talking Truth in a Post-Truth World,” Jess Berentson-Shaw discusses whether we can teach critical thinking in what many deem to be a post-truth world. ‘You don’t need to be a scientist to think...