Archive: Wed Jul 2021

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July 2021
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			1 Posts published on this day New plastic ban: Interview with Trisia Farrelly \| Planetary Ecology New Zealand has managed to dodge the COVID-19 bullet, again. Here’s why \| COVID-19	2 Posts published on this day At least four in five New Zealanders will have to be vaccinated before border controls can be fully relaxed \| COVID-19	3 Posts published on this day Fundamentally flawed study on COVID-19 vaccine safety is rapidly retracted \| Diplomatic Immunity	4
5 Posts published on this day what is the “magneto” protein, & why are references to a 2016 paper suddenly in my feed? \| BioBlog A path forged by wisdom \| Mātau Taiao 'Little nuances can change a community' \| Mātau Taiao Weaving mātauranga Māori and science can empower Aotearoa \| Mātau Taiao read more	6 Posts published on this day New Zealand’s second-largest city faces weeks of delays in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout \| COVID-19 Let’s hold off vaccinating children and teens against COVID-19. Prioritising adults is our best shot for now \| COVID-19 Suburban living the worst for carbon emissions – new research \| Hot off the press	7 Posts published on this day Smoke screens: vaping on film looks less glamorous than the Hollywood smoking of yesteryear \| Guest Work Five shifts to decolonise ecological science – or any field of knowledge \| Hot off the press Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety \| COVID-19 Lawyers challenge New Zealand’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with the 1.5℃ goal \| Planetary Ecology read more	8	9 Posts published on this day Plant-based burgers: should some be considered ‘junk food’? \| Guest Work Why do cauliflowers look so odd? We’ve cracked the maths behind their ‘fractal’ shape \| Guest Work Australia and New Zealand are signing up for an international tax on the tech giants — but will it be enough? \| News	10	11
12 Posts published on this day “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic \| Public Health Expert	13 Posts published on this day A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise — and that could stop them from taking action \| Hot off the press With seas rising and storms surging, who will pay for New Zealand’s most vulnerable coastal properties? \| News Language Matters: Why focus on 'native' speakers may be misplaced \| Lippy Linguist The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak? \| Public Health Expert read more	14 Posts published on this day Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be \| Hot off the press The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city \| Public Health Expert What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective \| Public Health Expert	15 Posts published on this day In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it \| News Climate explained: is New Zealand losing or gaining native forests? \| Climate: Explained Four in five New Zealanders plan to get vaccinated, but many people want more information about vaccine safety \| COVID-19	16	17	18
19 Posts published on this day Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin: can they be more than ‘space’ joyrides for millionaires? \| News Why climate change is forcing conservationists to be more ambitious: by moving threatened species to pastures new \| The Changing Climate	20 Posts published on this day Doping has become inevitable at the Olympics. And who wins gold in Tokyo might not be certain until 2031 \| News	21 Posts published on this day How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk? \| News Calling out China for cyberattacks is risky — but a lawless digital world is even riskier \| News Could Britain be sued for reopening and putting the world at risk from new COVID variants? \| COVID-19	22 Posts published on this day Extreme heat warning: what the first-ever UK Met Office alert means \| The Changing Climate When an ancient volcanic ‘supereruption’ caused sudden cooling, early humans got lucky \| Hot off the press	23	24 Posts published on this day Billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth \| News	25
26 Posts published on this day Hearing loss and social isolation – the silent burden \| Public Health Expert	27 Posts published on this day Why governments will have to consider the costs of long COVID when easing pandemic restrictions \| COVID-19 Gender-specific health programs address important issues, but risk creating new biases \| Guest Work Fossil tooth fractures and microscopic detail of enamel offer new clues about human diet and evolution \| Hot off the press	28 Posts published on this day Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre’s social commentary \| Guest Work Aggressive marketing has driven the rise of the double-cab ute on New Zealand streets — time to hit the brakes? \| News Why calling ordinary Kiwi cyclists ‘elitist’ just doesn’t add up \| News How do Olympic athletes stack up against invertebrates? Not very well \| News read more	29	30	31

Smoke screens: vaping on film looks less glamorous than the Hollywood smoking of yesteryear - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jul 07, 2021

Five shifts to decolonise ecological science – or any field of knowledge - Hot off the press

Guest Author • Jul 07, 2021

Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety - COVID-19

Guest Author • Jul 07, 2021

Lawyers challenge New Zealand’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with the 1.5℃ goal - Planetary Ecology

Robert McLachlan • Jul 07, 2021

Sciblogs Archive

« Jun
July 2021
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1 Posts published on this day New plastic ban: Interview with Trisia Farrelly \| Planetary Ecology New Zealand has managed to dodge the COVID-19 bullet, again. Here’s why \| COVID-19	2 Posts published on this day At least four in five New Zealanders will have to be vaccinated before border controls can be fully relaxed \| COVID-19	3 Posts published on this day Fundamentally flawed study on COVID-19 vaccine safety is rapidly retracted \| Diplomatic Immunity	4
5 Posts published on this day what is the “magneto” protein, & why are references to a 2016 paper suddenly in my feed? \| BioBlog A path forged by wisdom \| Mātau Taiao 'Little nuances can change a community' \| Mātau Taiao Weaving mātauranga Māori and science can empower Aotearoa \| Mātau Taiao read more	6 Posts published on this day New Zealand’s second-largest city faces weeks of delays in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout \| COVID-19 Let’s hold off vaccinating children and teens against COVID-19. Prioritising adults is our best shot for now \| COVID-19 Suburban living the worst for carbon emissions – new research \| Hot off the press	7 Posts published on this day Smoke screens: vaping on film looks less glamorous than the Hollywood smoking of yesteryear \| Guest Work Five shifts to decolonise ecological science – or any field of knowledge \| Hot off the press Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety \| COVID-19 Lawyers challenge New Zealand’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with the 1.5℃ goal \| Planetary Ecology read more	8	9 Posts published on this day Plant-based burgers: should some be considered ‘junk food’? \| Guest Work Why do cauliflowers look so odd? We’ve cracked the maths behind their ‘fractal’ shape \| Guest Work Australia and New Zealand are signing up for an international tax on the tech giants — but will it be enough? \| News	10	11
12 Posts published on this day “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic \| Public Health Expert	13 Posts published on this day A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise — and that could stop them from taking action \| Hot off the press With seas rising and storms surging, who will pay for New Zealand’s most vulnerable coastal properties? \| News Language Matters: Why focus on 'native' speakers may be misplaced \| Lippy Linguist The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak? \| Public Health Expert read more	14 Posts published on this day Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be \| Hot off the press The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city \| Public Health Expert What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective \| Public Health Expert	15 Posts published on this day In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it \| News Climate explained: is New Zealand losing or gaining native forests? \| Climate: Explained Four in five New Zealanders plan to get vaccinated, but many people want more information about vaccine safety \| COVID-19	16	17	18
19 Posts published on this day Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin: can they be more than ‘space’ joyrides for millionaires? \| News Why climate change is forcing conservationists to be more ambitious: by moving threatened species to pastures new \| The Changing Climate	20 Posts published on this day Doping has become inevitable at the Olympics. And who wins gold in Tokyo might not be certain until 2031 \| News	21 Posts published on this day How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk? \| News Calling out China for cyberattacks is risky — but a lawless digital world is even riskier \| News Could Britain be sued for reopening and putting the world at risk from new COVID variants? \| COVID-19	22 Posts published on this day Extreme heat warning: what the first-ever UK Met Office alert means \| The Changing Climate When an ancient volcanic ‘supereruption’ caused sudden cooling, early humans got lucky \| Hot off the press	23	24 Posts published on this day Billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth \| News	25
26 Posts published on this day Hearing loss and social isolation – the silent burden \| Public Health Expert	27 Posts published on this day Why governments will have to consider the costs of long COVID when easing pandemic restrictions \| COVID-19 Gender-specific health programs address important issues, but risk creating new biases \| Guest Work Fossil tooth fractures and microscopic detail of enamel offer new clues about human diet and evolution \| Hot off the press	28 Posts published on this day Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre’s social commentary \| Guest Work Aggressive marketing has driven the rise of the double-cab ute on New Zealand streets — time to hit the brakes? \| News Why calling ordinary Kiwi cyclists ‘elitist’ just doesn’t add up \| News How do Olympic athletes stack up against invertebrates? Not very well \| News read more	29	30	31

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