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What do mathematicians do if machines are doing all the math?
21 March 2019
For thousands of years, calculation – numerical and symbolic – was the price we had to pay to do or use mathematics. But that is no longer the case.
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Climate change - the kids know it’s not OK
15 March 2019
Opinion: School kids striking in protest at climate change will one day look back at us and question why we thought doing nothing was okay, write Professor Shaun Hendy.
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Rats just kept on coming
11 March 2019
Introduced rats have thrived since being introduced into New Zealand but a new study shows they not only spread rapidly through population growth, new arrivals kept jumping ship well into the 20th Century.
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Hello darkness my old friend
11 March 2019
Opinion: Light outshines darkness in the PR department, we feel safe and our day is long. But night time and darkness are key to good health, Ellery McNaughton explains.
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Social and cultural lives of animals vital tool for conservation
27 February 2019
Young animals learn social and cultural behaviours from the adults around them just like humans do and now scientists say these learned social behaviours could be a powerful tool for conservation.
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Positive signs for potential autism treatment
26 February 2019
A potential drug therapy for neurodevelopmental disorders discovered at the University of Auckland has shown positive results in pre-clinical trials for Phelan-McDermid syndrome. This rare genetic condition involves the same gene thought to be associated with autism.
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Threatened hihi could struggle to survive environmental change
26 February 2019
For the first time scientists have shown how lack of genetic diversity in a threatened bird species could limit its ability to adapt to future challenges.
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More Kiwi scientists becoming business leaders and entrepreneurs
22 February 2019
The Maurice Wilkins Centre is hosting a full-day workshop at Victoria University of Wellington for young scientists keen to learn more about how to commercialise their work.
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![A single Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) was recently detected in Devonport. A full scale response has been triggered as it is regarded as a serious pest [Image: Bugwood.org used by permission Plant Health Australia].](//cdn.auckland.ac.nz/aem/content/auckland/en/news/2019/02/22/why-we-should-celebrate-fruit-fly-detection/_jcr_content/leftpar/imagecomponent/image.img.480.low.jpg/1550778072924.jpg "A single Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) was recently detected in Devonport. A full scale response has been triggered as it is regarded as a serious pest [Image: Bugwood.org used by permission Plant Health Australia].")
Why we should celebrate NZ’s latest fruit fly detection
22 February 2019
Opinion: Fruit fly detections are really New Zealand’s biosecurity system operating at its best, writes Biological Sciences Professor Jacqueline Beggs.
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Catching up with the kids: CensusAtSchool 2019
21 February 2019
How much time do New Zealand kids spend with digital devices? How much time do they spend doing scheduled activities outside school hours?
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NZ Cricket’s silent message to NZ women
21 February 2019
Opinion: Professor Nicola Gavey writes about the Scott Kuggeleijn affair and the loud message received by women through NZ Cricket's culture of silence.
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Do crows plan ahead just like humans playing chess?
8 February 2019
A new study shows crows have the ability to plan three behaviours ahead towards achieving a goal in a way that may be similar to the way humans plan future moves in chess.
![A single Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) was recently detected in Devonport. A full scale response has been triggered as it is regarded as a serious pest [Image: Bugwood.org used by permission Plant Health Australia].](http://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/aem/content/auckland/en/news/2019/02/22/why-we-should-celebrate-fruit-fly-detection/_jcr_content/leftpar/imagecomponent/image.img.480.low.jpg/1550778072924.jpg "A single Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) was recently detected in Devonport. A full scale response has been triggered as it is regarded as a serious pest [Image: Bugwood.org used by permission Plant Health Australia].")
