Victoria Metcalf • May 08, 2016 •
I have a guilty little confession. I’ve been sucked into that other worldly place of fairytales, roses and a lot of oestrogen by immersing myself into The Bachelor. And before you recoil in disgust, I know, I know. I am morally opposed to the programme. It doesn’t agree with my values on so many levels. The prince on the … Read More
Eric Crampton • Dec 10, 2015 •
In Country A, a company launches a “delivers beer in one hour” service in a major city. There are lots of other delivery services around, but this one has one-hour service (which some other delivery companies have) and it’s from a large company. It attracts some notice but noticeable objection. In Country B, a … Read More
Victoria Metcalf • Nov 06, 2015 •
If you were in Christchurch anytime over the last few weeks you would have probably noticed posters advertising the Big Science Day. This event, run by Science Alive and with funding from the Unlocking Curious Minds fund, an initiative within the government-led “A Nation of Curious Minds” programme, took place on a stunningly fine day, Saturday … Read More
Barbara Breen • Aug 11, 2015 •
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as “drones”, are becoming more readily available and affordable. The vast majority of privately owned UAVs are used by hobbyists for taking aerial photographs and videos, or are flown just for fun. Multi-rotor UAVs have also found many applications from photographing real estate to scientific research and monitoring of agriculture. Unfortunately, there … Read More