Observation is the most fundamental scientific activity and all human beings are observers – it’s how we make sense of our lives and the world. So why, in a country where scientists have been found to ...

In 2024, the National Science Challenges came to an end, and the forest became restless. Now, in 2025, things have shifted ...

A collaboration between science system researcher Brittany Bennenbroek and illustrator Jean Donaldson. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. Deep in the heart of Aotearoa, a mighty kauri forest once stood.

A collaboration between science system researcher Brittany Bennenbroek and illustrator Jean Donaldson. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. Deep in the heart of Aotearoa, a mighty kauri forest once stood.

A collaboration between science system researcher Brittany Bettenbroek and illustrator Jean Donaldson. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. Deep in the heart of Aotearoa, a mighty kauri forest once stood.

Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be ...

Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be ...

Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be ...

Image: Te Roto o Wairewa by Billie Ihaka. 4 March 2025 Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship to study the health of shallow coastal lakes in Aotearoa, currently in a state of decline driven ...

A series of posts exploring how studying complex systems gives us a more nuanced way of understanding the world.

Complexity arises in many domains, but is often characterised by the emergence of qualities that are unable to be reduce to simpler characteristics. Environmental scientist Donella Meadows described a ...