Science, Bitches | Issue 21

Posted 2:09pm Sunday 30th August 2015

Are humans really as smart as we think we are? In a generally safe, urbanised and scientific world, one might argue that we are now rational, and act upon reason. Sophocles, an ancient Greek playwright, wrote “reason is God’s crowning gift to man”. Sophocles believed that Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 20

Posted 2:25pm Sunday 16th August 2015

Isaac Newton is most famous for his work on the theory on gravity. In 1687, Newton published Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which is right up there with Darwin’s Origin of Life as one of the most influential science books ever published. The book laid down Newton’s three Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 19

Posted 2:13pm Sunday 9th August 2015

Nature is weird. A recent discovery by a Japanese scientist has once again demonstrated this.  After refuting prior knowledge, Masaru Hojo discovered something that could inspire a horror film script: ants that turn into obedient bodyguards after they receive secret signals from their Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 18

Posted 3:15pm Sunday 2nd August 2015

Following the “shark attack” on Mick Fanning recently at J-Bay, Bruce (the shark) has been frequenting news headlines worldwide. The media, as expected, went nuts on the incident, reporting on pretty much anything they could write about, from the attack itself to Fanning’s Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 17

Posted 2:53pm Sunday 26th July 2015

I love to sing. I am by no means an accomplished singer, but I find it’s a hell of a way to pass time and turn something as mundane as a walk to uni or a shift at work into something pretty entertaining. I’m stoked that it’s an instrument I will hopefully have and enjoy until Read more...

Is It Global Warming, Stupid?

Posted 1:18pm Sunday 26th July 2015

As record-breaking levels of rain fell in Dunedin on 2 June 2015, South Dunedin quickly began to resemble an Arctic Venice. Large canals divided streets. Those without a kayak or a sturdy set of waders were left to ponder indoors on what the hell was going on outside. Meanwhile, further north in Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 16

Posted 2:22pm Sunday 19th July 2015

Einstein once speculated that if bees were to become extinct, the human race would die out in six years. While Einstein was by no means an expert biologist, he was alluding to the remarkable significance of bees to the world’s ecosystems. Bees are most well known for their ability to produce Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 15

Posted 2:40pm Sunday 12th July 2015

If you’ve been to St Clair lately, you may have noticed a large section of the sand dune behind the Sharks rugby ground missing. It’s a bit of a sight, so check it out next time you head to South D; the sand dune is now a cliff that waves have been eroding. There’s a bunch of old Read more...