Can ‘Degrowth’ Economics Save our Ecosystems?
Mike Joy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Christian on Unsplash You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity’s demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet...
Can We Create ‘Sponge Cities’ Without Spending Billions?
Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Photo by Phillip Flores on Unsplash Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include...
Is New Zealand Facing a Revival of Espionage and Cyber-Security Threats?
Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Today’s release of the threat assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) is the final piece in a defence and security puzzle that marks a genuine shift...
Can New Zealand’s Public-Private Partnerships Lead Climate Innovation?
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland Photo by American Public Power The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting...
How can K-Pop Fans Navigate the Complexities of Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation?
How are fans of Korean pop culture managing tensions between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation apparent within the K-pop empire? A recent study investigates. In an era of heightened sensitivity to critiques of cultural appropriation,...
Who and what are behind the attacks on science? A podcast.
Science is under attack. Who and what are behind the attacks? While we face catastrophic climate change and other pending disasters, how can we restore the public’s understandings about scientific realities? In this episode of Scholars’ Circle, host Maria...
What opportunities and challenges does cultured meat present for farmers?
Words by staff writers and John Dooley, Royal Agricultural University in Gloucester Photo by Ivy Farm on Unsplash Lab-grown meat could have a huge impact on farmers so researchers are asking them what they think about it. “Toxicity” and...
Should New Zealand be prioritising roads over other forms of transport?
Timothy Welch, University of Auckland The old joke about “just one more lane” being all that’s needed to solve traffic congestion has been heard a few times since the National Party released its transport policy this week. The plan is nothing if not ambitious: more...
How Will New Zealand Embrace the Digital Money Revolution?
Abhishek Mukherjee, University of Waikato; Paresha Sinha, University of Waikato, and Paul David Richard Griffiths, EM Normandie Photo by André François McKenzie on Unsplash New Zealand’s central bank is preparing for a future that includes the mainstream use of...Subscribe by Email
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