Videos

Conway’s cellular automaton

Peter Griffin • Feb 25, 2014

• Sciblogs

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/87312053[/vimeo] Sciblogs Editor’s Picks BioBlog – Homeopathic first aid Molecular Matters – The world of kiwibots Ariadne – Energy Darwanism SciBooks – cautionary tales of FTAs … Read More

Higgs Boson explained in 120 seconds

Peter Griffin • Feb 20, 2014

• measles,
• Science,
• vivisectionists

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Infectious Thoughts – Meet the anti-vivisectionist Stick – Intersection of ideas and organisation A Measure of Science – Timing is Everything Diplomatic Immunity – menacing measles myths … Read More

A modern explorer’s journey

Peter Griffin • Feb 10, 2014

• Cosmos,
• evolution,
• inequality,
• Science

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/86239791[/vimeo] Sciblog’s Editor’s Picks The Dismal Science – Why inequality? Mis.cience – Visualising science and engineering Code for Life – A remade Cosmos coming soon Molecular Matters – Evolution vs. Creationism … Read More

50 science misconceptions

Peter Griffin • Jan 27, 2014

• earthquakes,
• fluoride,
• Marsden,
• Sciblogs,
• Science

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks A Measure of Science – Marsden Fund boost BioBlog: Quaking whales and Ken Ring Guest Work – inside the war on climate science Open Parachute – Final word on fluoride … Read More

Mt. Cook shorter than thought

Peter Griffin • Jan 21, 2014

• Aoraki,
• geology,
• mountain,
• Mt Cook

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings – Rhinos, Namibia and sport-hunting Public Health Expert – Alcohol’s health “benefits” Hot Topic – Prime doco keeping it pure Physics Stop – When stationary is fast … Read More

Quadcopter flight over gannet colony

Peter Griffin • Jan 15, 2014

• drones,
• quadcopter,
• Sciblogs,
• video

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Infectious Thoughts – Fonterra’s bad cream – a scientific Q&A Molecular Matters – Element of the week – Carbon Guest Work – Beaches buffer our shores SciBooks – Must read for would-be science writers … Read More

3D printed houses on Mars?

Peter Griffin • Jan 10, 2014

• 3d printing,
• Sciblogs

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks SciBooks – Penguin book a treasure trove The Dismal Science – Christchurch: Blueprint for failure Southern Genes – Educational achievement and your genes Guestwork – Summer science fun for kids … Read More

Will 3D printing change everything?

Peter Griffin • Dec 18, 2013

• 3d printing,
• Science

Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Griffin’s Gadgets – the 10 top science stories of 2013 Ariadne – An interactive futures table of elements The Dismal Science – Career lesbians Hot Topic – Ken Ring rides again … Read More

The science of tracking hurricanes

Peter Griffin • Dec 02, 2013

• hurricanes,
• NASA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sPMOV4xfU8 Sciblogs Editor’s Picks The Dismal Science – the social bonds project Nervy Nomad – Science Communication: where to from here? Griffin’s Gadgets – Seralini paper retracted Public Health Expert – Preparing for pandemics … Read More

A timeline of nuclear explosions

Peter Griffin • Nov 18, 2013

• Nuclear,
• Science

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U8CZAKSsNA#t=371 Sciblogs Editor’s Picks Hot Topic – Welcome to the carbon COP Public Health Expert – NZ and the OECD on health measures The Dismal Science – If it scares, it leads Infectious Thoughts – An open letter to Lego … Read More