Mātauranga Māori: What is science?
By Emily Parke & Dan Hikuroa Let’s choose our words more carefully when discussing mātauranga Māori and science. Responding to the recent controversy over mātauranga Māori and the letter he co-authored titled “In defence of science”, Emeritus Professor Michael...
How can we rethink ‘race’ in Aotearoa?
By Dame Anne Salmond A new column from Dame Anne Salmond challenges the legalistic, one side up against the other approach to race relations and the Treaty of Waitangi of the past 40 years. Racist thinking runs deep. As Jess Berentson-Shaw observed in ‘Why Anti-Racism...
Was Phar Lap killed by gangsters? New research shows which conspiracies people believe in and why
By Matthew Marques, James McLennan, John Kerr, Matthew Ling & Matt Williams Research suggests avoiding ridicule, showing empathy, affirming critical thinking and appealing to trusted message sources can help when talking to someone who believes in conspiracy...
How does art happen in the pressures of the COVID pandemic?
By Lisa Samuels “Pressure tends to bring us to attention, so it’s no surprise that the COVID pandemic motivates art.” Art is the eruption of energy in the form of made events amidst the forces of living. It tips over the edges of the utilitarian to perform...
How have sports shaped the Black Lives Matter movement?
By Ogonna Nweke Despite criticism, sports players have used their role and the unique platform of sports to highlight and drive change, from the Springbok tour of New Zealand to the kneeling that Colin Kaepernick did in 2016. ‘Shut up and dribble,’[1] said Laura...
Why do people steal art? 🔊
The recent heist at the Green Vault within the Dresden Castle in Germany has been speculated to be one of the largest art heists in history. City officials and experts consider the loss to be “priceless” and a “cultural loss”, while the media...
The gospel of kindness: Animal welfare and the making of modern America ▶
Janet M Davis is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Texas at Austin and is the 2019 Hood Fellow at the University of Auckland. She has written extensively in the areas of United States cultural, social, and...
How does culture affect mental health? 🔊
How does culture shape our understanding and treatment of mental illness? Maria Armoudian speaks with Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, Tanya Marie Luhrmann, and Andrew G. Ryder about culture and its impact on mental health. Roberto Lewis-Fernandez is a Professor of Clinical...
Should looted artefacts be returned to the cultures that made them?
By Mark Horton Returning looted artefacts will finally restore heritage to the brilliant cultures that made them, according to Mark Horton. European museums are under mounting pressure to return the irreplaceable artefacts plundered during colonial times. As an...Subscribe by Email
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