We've just published the programme for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026, and registrations are open 👀 #cccss26 #complexsystems www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...

The flow of information between research and policy is not a one-way street, it is a constant dialogue 🧪🧵

More cuts to the Marsden Fund. This time $20 million from the annual budget cut starting next year. This is on top of previous cuts by this government. They are trying to skip the 'priming the pump' step of public research as a driver of the economy. How well that is going to work? #NZPOL

Want to come to New Zealand this summer? The call for abstracts for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 is now open: forms.gle/g22s2dR85oFq... 🧪

I see the ghouls are fretting about higher taxes making rich people leave the country - the dreaded 'capital flight' 😱. I mean where do you even start with this crap? Well, not by arguing about estimates of how many millionaries we'll lose. Let's rehearse some lines... [1/n]

Oh do F off NZ First introduces bill seeking referendum on fluoride in drinking water www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

The IP component of the incoming reforms has gone largely without comment; however, the idea that giving a larger share of IP to scientists will incentivise commercialisation really shows how little this government understands the motivations of those who produce public goods.

Something to keep in mind for 2025 Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction

I know economists love concise paper titles, but this is getting a little ridiculous...

In light of the Government's push to get a 'return on investment' (ROI) from research funding, perhaps it is as good a time as any to talk about just how hard it is to measure this supposed ROI for research in general. Let's take a trip into the weeds! ⬇️

To add my two-cents - I have active projects that aim to understand how science is commercialised, how research findings are used (or not) by policymakers, and systemic policy barriers to innovation. These are all classifed as social science. newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/a...