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Doc Edge & The UnRedacted with Alex Lee - The Shape of Dialogue #17
Episode 18
Alex Lee, co-founder and director of the Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival, talks about the worldwide banning of Meg Smaker's feature-length documentary, "The Unredacted (Jihad Rehab)"…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Identity, Mitochondrial Gene Transfer & Science with Mike Berridge - The Shape of Dialogue #16
Episode 17
Professor Mike Berridge completed a doctoral degree in cell biology at the University of Auckland in 1971 exploring the mechanism of action of plant growth hormones. Following postdoctoral research i…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Metaphors with Steven Pinker The Shape of Dialogue #15
Episode 16
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from…
Published on 3 years ago
Mātauranga Māori with Charles Royal - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #14
Episode 15
About Charles Royal - http://www.charles-royal.nz/
In 2021, 7 University of Auckland professors penned a letter to the editor in the Listener, titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were respond…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Non-science in the science classroom with Professor Anthony Poole The Shape of Dialogue #13
Episode 14
Professor Anthony Poole
School of Biological Sciences
University of Auckland
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/appo310
Professor Poole’s Articles
Japan’s path to becoming a leader in Western science: an As…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Mātauranga Māori & the Science Curriculum with Paul Kilmartin The Shape of Dialogue # 12
Episode 13
Professor Paul Kilmartin - https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/p-kilmartin
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the editor in the New Zealand Listener, t…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Science with Lawrence Krauss The Shape of Dialogue Podcast No 12
Episode 12
Professor Krauss - https://www.lawrencemkrauss.com/
In 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were responding to a Government edu…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Occam's Razor & Science with Professor Johnjoe McFadden - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #11
Episode 11
This is part of an ongoing investigation into what is and isn't science and whether indigenous "ways of knowings" have a scientific basis.
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors publish…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Mātauranga Māori & Science with Dr Daniel Hikuroa -The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #10
Episode 10
Dr Daniel Hikuroa discusses Mātauranga Māori and its relationship to science and why he believes aspects of Mātauranga Māori should be included in the school science curriculum.
About Dr Daniel Hikuro…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Science vs "Other Ways of Knowing" with Professor Jerry Coyne - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast # 9
Episode 9
About Jerry Coyne - www.whyevolutionistrue.com/about/
Jerry’s Why Evolution Is True blog - “Ways of knowing” - https://tinyurl.com/3tmmx59d
Email Royal Society of New Zealand chief executive paul.atki…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago