The Official Sciblogs Podcast - Episode 14 - 1/4
Channel: SciblogsPodcast
Date: 19/12/2011

This week's a little special.

In addition to aimee and Elf discussing how our brains process syntax and vocabulary (differently, it turns out!), the biggest black holes yet discovered and a 17 year old who's made huge strides in the fight against cancer, Elf also sits down with a panel of our bloggers for a discussion!

Panelists (in order of appearance):

    Prof. Shaun Hendy -- Sciblogger: A Measure of Science
    Ken Atkinson -- Science Media Centre
    Peter Griffin -- Science Media Centre, Sciblogs founder and Sciblogger: Griffin's Gadgets
    John Kerr -- Science Media Centre
    Ken Parrot -- Sciblogger: Open Parachute
    Elf -- TOSP co-host, Sciblogger: Just So Science

The topics covered are:

    NZ science is often forced through funding to 'pick winners'? What do you think of this strategy and which 'winning' technologies would you pick to invest in?
    One of the responses often given by students who wish to continue their studies overseas is that you "can't do world class science or get a world class qualification in NZ". Do you see a solution to this? Is it an accurate description of your area in NZ science?
    R&D tax credits are a significant (well -- to US they are) election issue. Will they address NZ's poor R&D expenditure per capita? Or is a more deep seated problem associated with NZ's disperse population and low levels of capital investment?
    China's plan is to have a man on the moon by 2020. What goals would you like to see NZ science set during the same period?
    What will be the big science developments over the next 12 months?

LINKS HERE
http://sciblogs.co.nz/tosp/2011/12/14/tosp-episode-14-december-12th-2011/

It's a wee bit longer than usual, but we figured it was interesting enough to warrant it!