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Royal Society NZ - Wellington Branch
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Supporting research, science and technology in the Wellington Region. We provide free public lectures on current topics across a very wide range of disciplines as well as school and research prizes.

https://www.royalsocietyofnewzealandwellingtonbranch.org
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Wed 2 April 6.00-7.00 pm at the Royal Society Te Apārangi premises 11 Turnbull St. Thorndon Wellington

Associate Professor Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
Why multi-word information is key to language learning and use
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This is just speculation on my part at the moment, but maybe the deep basin under Bangkok could have caused a seismic resonance of the surface waves from the M7.7 Myanmar #earthquake?
In a manner similar to the resonance in Mexico City due to subduction earthquakes at significant distance. ⚒️🧪
March 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Wed 2 April 6.00-7.00 pm at the Royal Society Te Apārangi premises 11 Turnbull St. Thorndon Wellington

Associate Professor Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
Why multi-word information is key to language learning and use
Get tickets on Humanitix - Why multi-word information is key to language learning and use hosted by Royal Society of NZ - Wellington Branch. Royal Society of New Zealand - Te Aparangi, 11 Turnbull Str...
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March 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuSj... Full lecture here. Len was fabulous, entertaining and thought provoking. #science #demographics #statistics
The Coming Population Storm (Aotearoa / New Zealand)
YouTube video by Bruce Spedding
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Packed out at the Royal Society lecture theatre last night to hear distinguished statistician, Len Cook, talk about the coming population storm. An accelerating fiscal drag from an aging population.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
March 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Aurora going well in Te Anau at the moment. More west than south.
March 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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⏰ Have you set your alarm for 12:00 CET / 11:00 GMT today?

Be ready to be amazed at the latest treasures uncovered by #ESAEuclid, our #DarkUniverse detective 🕵️

Watch this space for details & this link for a video premiere: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXCB...

🔭🧪 #astrosci
Euclid's first deep dive into the Universe
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Hoopoes are beautiful #birds — that can smell of rotten meat.

They do so for a good reason, though, which I reveal in my new post for Beaks & Bones! 🧪🪶

beaksandbones.substack.com/p/hoopoes-pr...

#bird #ornithology #scicomm #birding
Secret ingredients of hoopoes' stinky preen oil help them keep their feathers safe
Hoopoes harbor symbiotic bacteria in their preen gland that supplement the birds' preen oil with antimicrobial compounds.
beaksandbones.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Joint Royal Society Te Apārangi/Royal Society Te Apārangi Wellington Branch free public lecture

Wed 19 March 6.00-7.00 pm at the Royal Society Te Apārangi premises 11 Turnbull St. Thorndon Wellington

Len Cook - How New Zealand’s changing demographics will play out and the possible consequences
March 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Hi everyone! We are getting ready for our 2025 lecture series most of which will be held at the Royal Society lecture theatre in Thorndon. While grateful for the parent body support, we'd also like to explore other venues in Wellington due to the high number of potential speakers.
January 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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I suspect this is a long shot so I'm not sure if there will be many responses to this question, but are there any Aotearoa-based social scientists researching olfactory racism?
Failing that, any sensory ethnographers, or even health or geography researchers, focusing on colonial smellscapes?
January 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Angela Krenn - Deputy Chief Architect
Liquid Hydrogen @ NASA
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A very interesting talk from Angela on how rockets are filled, I guess with all the focus on the rockets one doesn’t think about all the supporting infrastructure,
December 2, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Sadly our last lecture of the year and it was a great one, detailing the history of liquid hydrogen in space travel with an equally exciting future. It takes 5 years to train to be a NASA cryogenic fuels specialist. Much of the infrastructure remains in place since the '60s. LH2 and LO2 don't mix!
December 3, 2024 at 4:46 AM
We appreciate the likes! Note our lectures are free and are often enlightening and fun. Please do pass along the details to anyone you might know in the Wellington region who may have interest.
November 30, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Hydrogen for Rocket Propulsion

Angela Krenn - Deputy Chief Architect and Surface Systems Principal Technologist, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Monday 2 December 2024
6.00 - 7.00 pm at the Royal Society Te Apārangi premises,
11 Turnbull St, Thorndon, Wellington
November 30, 2024 at 5:43 AM