NZ’s Gene Technology Reform Carries Benefits and Risks
A truly independent regulator will be vital.
Science
The Fake Papers in the Literature
Authorship, citations, even academic journal editors, are up for sale. It is unclear when paper mills began to operate at scale.
This Is a Case of Regulatory Failure
The policy formulation process has been extraordinarily poor. The case is not made scientifically, economically or environmentally in any underpinning policy documentation.
Whale Songs: For $4M You’d Think It’d Be On Spotify
Because it is Māori-related wasteful spending, newsrooms fall over themselves not to cover it. We get individual journalists contacting us about some of our stories saying they’d love to pick them up but their colleagues and editors would go berserk.
Asking the Right Questions About Trump’s Power
Let me give you a hint: exceptions are never decided in the White House.
The Deplorable Ethics of a Preemptive Pardon
It is deplorable for Biden to preemptively pardon Fauci on his last day in office, with so little known about the research NIAID funded in 2019 and voters so clearly eager to learn more. A pardon to preempt an investigation is not a pardon: it is obstruction.
It Is Time to Retire This
The government’s failures of transparency and oversight are why we are at this juncture today. RFK – should he overcome powerful opposition – may have the last word.
How Many New Doctors Will We Need if This Bill Is Passed?
According to current scientific assessments it is not safe or effective. We just have one parting question for Minister Collins. Did she do her homework?
SOS: Have Your Say
The only way to safeguard our freedoms is to remain informed and engaged.
First Meteorite Impact Caught on Cam
How a Canadian porch camera caught a cosmic phenomenon.
Because Funnel-Webs Weren’t Big Enough Already
‘When one prowled across a benchtop, you could hear its footsteps.’
New Study Raises More Concerns About ‘mRNA Delivery’
Epidemiologist Nicholas Hulscher responded critically to the findings, pointing to potential implications for current mRNA vaccine platforms, such as the Covid jab.
Meta Is Still Fact Checking In NZ
I received a polite email this week from Kiwi journalist George Driver who is an official ‘fact checker’ for Facebook who queried one of my recent posts.