by Richard Easther | Jul 16, 2019 | Astronomy, Personal, Science in Our Lives
One of my earliest memories is standing with my father on the balcony of my grandmother’s house in Auckland. “Ma’s House” had a spectacular view northwards, across Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, and the Moon was visible in the early evening sky. Following my eye,...
by Richard Easther | Apr 10, 2019 | Astronomy, New Zealand, Physics
The media is full of stories about the impending release of the first ever images of a black hole – images that not only represent cutting edge science, but are the culmination of 200 years of speculation and theory moving ever...
by Richard Easther | Mar 4, 2019 | Education, New Zealand, Science in Our Lives
The news in New Zealand is that the kids are revolting, along with kids in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom and dozens of other countries. Just as previous generations of teenagers challenged their parents to widen their perspective on what’s...
