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Motu researchers on air pollution, free public transport, pre-trial inmates, soccer players’ contracts and learning what phylogeny means in fairy stories
This guest Top 5 of interesting articles to read over your weekend from interest.co.nz replaces their old Top 10, and comes from Kate Preston, Bronwyn Bruce-Brand, Ben Davies, Dom White and Sophie Hale...
Feb 8, 2019
Coverage of Biological Emissions Reference Group report
New research from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research looks at whether New Zealand can change the way we use land to achieve our emissions target in the lowest cost way. Coverage of this paper…
Dec 6, 2018
Coverage of Drought under climate change paper
Both Stuff and the NZ Herald covered the release of the Drought under climate change paper by Motu for the Deep South National Science Challenge: New Zealand is unprepared for more frequent drought, report warns -…
Dec 3, 2018
What’s the beef with methane?
The Government’s proposal for a Zero Carbon Bill has exposed an argument between scientists about the importance of methane. But it’s not really about science, as Eloise Gibson reports in this deep-dive news feature with…
Nov 28, 2018
Coverage of Amenities in NZ Settlements Paper
Sun and surf, universities and hospitals - what makes a town a great place to live and work? A new paper by researchers at Motu ranks 130 New Zealand towns and cities by their quality…
Nov 20, 2018
Curious Minds: Isabelle Sin
Curious Minds is featuring Motu's Isabelle Sin as their woman in STEM this week. "Find something you love and work to become awesome at it. You don’t want to be stuck in a job that bores you…
Sep 25, 2018
Motu researchers on predicting obesity rates from space, reinventing cities, genes associated with education, and the Ig Nobel Prizes
The top ten recommended reads at interest.co.nz from Ben Davies, Sophie Hale, Dominic White, and Kate Preston.
Sep 21, 2018
Why NZ’s emissions trading scheme should have an auction reserve price
Catherine Leining and Suzi Kerr discuss how a price floor works and why the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme needs one in The Conversation. "If we want to make a smart transition to a low-emission economy, we…
Sep 18, 2018
Understanding and Improving the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
Catherine Leining writes about New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme at Sciblogs. Sciblogs brings together the best science bloggers in the country on one website, creating a hub for scientific analysis and discussion and facilitating reader…
Aug 14, 2018
Can Angola’s new president get rid of corruption and revive his party’s reputation?
This article in The Washington Post uses HRMI data to discuss Angolan politics and human rights.
Aug 3, 2018
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