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2 Posts published on this day Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life \| Guest Work Potential genetic link in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) identified \| News March ’18 – NZ blogs sitemeter ranking \| Open Parachute	3 Posts published on this day Careful of that flying bottle top! \| News We spent nine years tracking South Africa's white sharks. What we learnt \| Guest Work And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry \| Public Health Expert Kids with autism less likely to be fully vaccinated \| Guest Work read more	4 Posts published on this day Anti-fluoridationists rejection of IQ studies in fluoridated area. \| Open Parachute Gene-based tests may improve treatment for people with bipolar disorder \| Guest Work The SMC Video Competition: The Hihi Sperm Race \| Guest Work Drug use can have social benefits, and acknowledging this could improve rehabilitation \| Guest Work read more	5 Posts published on this day Free online tool could help women decide on breast reconstruction \| News Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test \| News The SMC Video Competition: John Mortimer, Chaucer, and a mysterious manuscript \| News Why bodycam footage might not clear things up ... \| Guest Work read more	6 Posts published on this day Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders \| News Critic and conscience of a national science challenge \| Guest Work Eric Crampton on the sugar tax and Otago's response \| The Dismal Science 'Super gonorrhoea' raises the stakes in the war against superbugs \| Guest Work read more	7	8
9 Posts published on this day Population and real GDP per capita \| The Dismal Science iWitnessed: What is it, and how can it help us? \| News New code for controlling new food varieties (FASNZ; GMO, or not) \| Code for life Green sky thinking \| Ariadne read more	10 Posts published on this day The SMC Video Competition: History of David Glacier from the Cosmos to Atoms \| Guest Work More on population and per capita GDP \| The Dismal Science Early gender gaps among university graduates \| The Dismal Science Children aren't liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them \| Guest Work read more	11 Posts published on this day Book review: How to Tame a Fox \| Scibooks The northern white rhino should not be brought back to life \| Guest Work The 10-Year baby window that is the key to the women’s pay gap \| The Dismal Science Brows on fleek: Expressive eyebrows in early humans \| News read more	12 Posts published on this day Higher cigarette prices would help millions avoid poor health and extreme poverty \| News Small size simply isn’t the issue ... \| The Dismal Science Anti-fluoridationist Paul Connett misrepresents NZ data \| Open Parachute Menopausal mood swings can signal more serious mental illness \| Guest Work read more	13 Posts published on this day Explainer: what is lupus and how is stress implicated? \| Guest Work You're more likely to bet the farm if your friends do too \| News Mental health disorders among leading causes of children' illness \| News The fishy problem of underwater noise pollution \| Guest Work read more	14	15
16 Posts published on this day Population size and GDP per capita: US states \| The Dismal Science Is Vaping Legal? Eric Crampton on the SmokeFree Environments Act \| The Dismal Science Animal venoms don't just cause pain, they may soon be a cure for it too \| Guest Work	17 Posts published on this day Plants use advertising-like strategies to attract bees with colour and scent \| Guest Work A public health perspective on taxing harmful products \| Public Health Expert Choice of baseline matters \| The Dismal Science It's not my fault, my brain implant made me do it... \| Guest Work read more	18 Posts published on this day What children can teach us about looking after the environment \| Guest Work Back to the Future in Northland: Fossils illuminate a flight path towards ecosystem restoration \| Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives Cuddly, Charismatic and ... Cursed? \| Guest Work Blood oil: more than half of the oil traded across the world has been stolen \| Guest Work read more	19 Posts published on this day Narrative phototherapy in disaster? \| Guest Work We've made 'smart egg-cartons' to transport cells to cure diabetes \| Guest Work Visiting economists opine on NZ \| The Dismal Science The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained \| Guest Work read more	20 Posts published on this day The public has a vital role to play in preventing future cyber attacks \| Guest Work ‘Life support’ for livers may improve transplants \| News Opinion: Economic growth within Environmental limits \| The Dismal Science Science isn't broken, but we can do better: here's how \| Guest Work read more	21	22
23 Posts published on this day Three coffees a day may help your heart stay regular \| News Tech giants are battling it out to supply the global internet - here's why that's a problem \| Guest Work Does running a marathon increase your risk of infections? \| Guest Work Opinion: Precious arable land \| The Dismal Science read more	24 Posts published on this day Mainstream media-political alliance gets vindictive \| Open Parachute Better health and diet well before conception results in healthier pregnancies \| Guest Work A quarter of all US food ends up in the bin \| News Night owls may have 10 percent higher risk of early death, study says \| Guest Work read more	25 Posts published on this day Menstrual cups and toxic shock: no need for panic but rinsing is not enough! \| Infectious Thoughts Mind the gap – does age difference in relationships matter? \| Guest Work World War One and the New Zealand economy \| The Dismal Science Lest we forget the future \| Ariadne read more	26 Posts published on this day Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in the sea \| Guest Work Dementia an extra challenge in natural disasters \| News Opinion: Give Postgraduates a Student Allowance Too \| Guest Work Despite living amongst plants with large seeds, extinct giant moa dispersed only tiny seeds \| Guest Work read more	27 Posts published on this day Yes, your kids can run all day – they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes \| Guest Work Is it ethical to grow brain tissue? \| News Many healthcare attacks in Syria are being missed by the media \| News Cannabis and psychosis: what is the link and who is at risk? \| Guest Work read more	28	29 Posts published on this day Menstrual cups: let's investigate! \| Infectious Thoughts The recent ‘period in a bag’ study: what it can and can’t tell us about menstrual cups and toxic shock \| Infectious Thoughts Menstrual cups and toxic shock revisited \| Infectious Thoughts
30 Posts published on this day Launching in May, the InSight mission will measure marsquakes to explore the interior of Mars \| Guest Work Electoral lists - a simple recommendation \| The Dismal Science Exhausted parents – your children are basically endurance athletes! \| Nano Girl Why short 'unconscious bias' programs aren't enough to end racial harassment and discrimination \| Guest Work read more

Plants use advertising-like strategies to attract bees with colour and scent - Guest Work

Guest Author • Apr 17, 2018

A public health perspective on taxing harmful products - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Apr 17, 2018

Choice of baseline matters - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Apr 17, 2018

It’s not my fault, my brain implant made me do it… - Guest Work

Guest Author • Apr 17, 2018

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April 2018

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2 Posts published on this day Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life \| Guest Work Potential genetic link in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) identified \| News March ’18 – NZ blogs sitemeter ranking \| Open Parachute	3 Posts published on this day Careful of that flying bottle top! \| News We spent nine years tracking South Africa's white sharks. What we learnt \| Guest Work And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry \| Public Health Expert Kids with autism less likely to be fully vaccinated \| Guest Work read more	4 Posts published on this day Anti-fluoridationists rejection of IQ studies in fluoridated area. \| Open Parachute Gene-based tests may improve treatment for people with bipolar disorder \| Guest Work The SMC Video Competition: The Hihi Sperm Race \| Guest Work Drug use can have social benefits, and acknowledging this could improve rehabilitation \| Guest Work read more	5 Posts published on this day Free online tool could help women decide on breast reconstruction \| News Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test \| News The SMC Video Competition: John Mortimer, Chaucer, and a mysterious manuscript \| News Why bodycam footage might not clear things up ... \| Guest Work read more	6 Posts published on this day Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders \| News Critic and conscience of a national science challenge \| Guest Work Eric Crampton on the sugar tax and Otago's response \| The Dismal Science 'Super gonorrhoea' raises the stakes in the war against superbugs \| Guest Work read more	7	8
9 Posts published on this day Population and real GDP per capita \| The Dismal Science iWitnessed: What is it, and how can it help us? \| News New code for controlling new food varieties (FASNZ; GMO, or not) \| Code for life Green sky thinking \| Ariadne read more	10 Posts published on this day The SMC Video Competition: History of David Glacier from the Cosmos to Atoms \| Guest Work More on population and per capita GDP \| The Dismal Science Early gender gaps among university graduates \| The Dismal Science Children aren't liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them \| Guest Work read more	11 Posts published on this day Book review: How to Tame a Fox \| Scibooks The northern white rhino should not be brought back to life \| Guest Work The 10-Year baby window that is the key to the women’s pay gap \| The Dismal Science Brows on fleek: Expressive eyebrows in early humans \| News read more	12 Posts published on this day Higher cigarette prices would help millions avoid poor health and extreme poverty \| News Small size simply isn’t the issue ... \| The Dismal Science Anti-fluoridationist Paul Connett misrepresents NZ data \| Open Parachute Menopausal mood swings can signal more serious mental illness \| Guest Work read more	13 Posts published on this day Explainer: what is lupus and how is stress implicated? \| Guest Work You're more likely to bet the farm if your friends do too \| News Mental health disorders among leading causes of children' illness \| News The fishy problem of underwater noise pollution \| Guest Work read more	14	15
16 Posts published on this day Population size and GDP per capita: US states \| The Dismal Science Is Vaping Legal? Eric Crampton on the SmokeFree Environments Act \| The Dismal Science Animal venoms don't just cause pain, they may soon be a cure for it too \| Guest Work	17 Posts published on this day Plants use advertising-like strategies to attract bees with colour and scent \| Guest Work A public health perspective on taxing harmful products \| Public Health Expert Choice of baseline matters \| The Dismal Science It's not my fault, my brain implant made me do it... \| Guest Work read more	18 Posts published on this day What children can teach us about looking after the environment \| Guest Work Back to the Future in Northland: Fossils illuminate a flight path towards ecosystem restoration \| Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives Cuddly, Charismatic and ... Cursed? \| Guest Work Blood oil: more than half of the oil traded across the world has been stolen \| Guest Work read more	19 Posts published on this day Narrative phototherapy in disaster? \| Guest Work We've made 'smart egg-cartons' to transport cells to cure diabetes \| Guest Work Visiting economists opine on NZ \| The Dismal Science The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained \| Guest Work read more	20 Posts published on this day The public has a vital role to play in preventing future cyber attacks \| Guest Work ‘Life support’ for livers may improve transplants \| News Opinion: Economic growth within Environmental limits \| The Dismal Science Science isn't broken, but we can do better: here's how \| Guest Work read more	21	22
23 Posts published on this day Three coffees a day may help your heart stay regular \| News Tech giants are battling it out to supply the global internet - here's why that's a problem \| Guest Work Does running a marathon increase your risk of infections? \| Guest Work Opinion: Precious arable land \| The Dismal Science read more	24 Posts published on this day Mainstream media-political alliance gets vindictive \| Open Parachute Better health and diet well before conception results in healthier pregnancies \| Guest Work A quarter of all US food ends up in the bin \| News Night owls may have 10 percent higher risk of early death, study says \| Guest Work read more	25 Posts published on this day Menstrual cups and toxic shock: no need for panic but rinsing is not enough! \| Infectious Thoughts Mind the gap – does age difference in relationships matter? \| Guest Work World War One and the New Zealand economy \| The Dismal Science Lest we forget the future \| Ariadne read more	26 Posts published on this day Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in the sea \| Guest Work Dementia an extra challenge in natural disasters \| News Opinion: Give Postgraduates a Student Allowance Too \| Guest Work Despite living amongst plants with large seeds, extinct giant moa dispersed only tiny seeds \| Guest Work read more	27 Posts published on this day Yes, your kids can run all day – they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes \| Guest Work Is it ethical to grow brain tissue? \| News Many healthcare attacks in Syria are being missed by the media \| News Cannabis and psychosis: what is the link and who is at risk? \| Guest Work read more	28	29 Posts published on this day Menstrual cups: let's investigate! \| Infectious Thoughts The recent ‘period in a bag’ study: what it can and can’t tell us about menstrual cups and toxic shock \| Infectious Thoughts Menstrual cups and toxic shock revisited \| Infectious Thoughts
30 Posts published on this day Launching in May, the InSight mission will measure marsquakes to explore the interior of Mars \| Guest Work Electoral lists - a simple recommendation \| The Dismal Science Exhausted parents – your children are basically endurance athletes! \| Nano Girl Why short 'unconscious bias' programs aren't enough to end racial harassment and discrimination \| Guest Work read more

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