Aimee Whitcroft • Dec 19, 2011 •
[Original post on the Sciblogs The Official Sciblogs Podcast site] The last TOSP before Christmas! And, because we’re daring, it _isn’t_ Christmas-themed. Just to give y’all a break. Instead, Elf and aimee cover the winners of the Prime Minister’s Science Prize(s), how bees reach consensus (warning: headbutting), a very special new crab, Jupiter’s heart-cannibalisation, the [...] … Read More
aimee whitcroft • Nov 25, 2011 •
Parts 2-4 available on the TOSP YouTube channel. Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Nov 21, 2011 •
And we’re back with another new episode of TOSP! This week, aimee and Elf talk of many things, including the winners of this year’s top NZ science award(s), the world’s lightest material, stem cell research, sexism in science (‘womanspace’), a nanocar, still-faster-than-light neutrinos, the casimir effect, and a very special congratulations to one of our Scibloggers (Sciblings)! … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Nov 20, 2011 •
I am feeling very proud of myself because I have apparently just won ScienceTeller 2011′s Best Science Story Competition! I am very excited. I have never won anything before. Entry was open to submissions with a science, wildlife, natural history, health, travel or culture focus, the entries must have been completed on or after 1 (read more) … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Jul 20, 2011 •
This is part one of the answers to the competition set up by Grant Jacobs to win a copy of my recent book, Expert Witness. Katie Brockie was the distinguished winner and her questions and my answers are: Do you develop strong feelings about the guilt or innocence of a defendent in a trial in [...] … Read More
Anna Sandiford • Jul 18, 2011 •
Firstly, it’s a nerve-wracking experience to have colleagues read your work; it’s even more nerve-wracking for them, fellow scientists and people who I don’t know to read something that is as personal as this book, Expert Witness, is about my job. So I thank Grant Jacobs for his book review and am relieved that the [...] … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jul 13, 2011 •
Book review and competition to win a copy of sciblogs colleague Anna Sandiford’s book Expert Witness. Win a copy (I’m keeping this open until Sunday midnight; it’s still open.) We’re giving away a copy of sciblogs writer Anna Sandiford’s book Expert … Read More
Peter Griffin • Jan 30, 2010 •
Today’s Taranaki Daily News carries a piece by Helen Harvey in its feature section looking at Sciblogs and some of its contributors. The feature isn’t online, but you can read it in full below… view full screen for larger text size. [slideshare id=3027093&doc=tdnpiece-100129210305-phpapp01&type=d] … Read More