The Shape of Dialogue
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The Shape of Dialogue podcast focuses on the foundational principles that make societies function at their best. It initially started with an investigation into free speech, it continues to discuss relevant and interesting topics about our world and how best to navigate through it.
The Shape of Dialogue
4M ago
About Nick Matzke - https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/n-matzke
Background
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the editor in the New Zealand Listener, titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were responding to a Government education report (see link below), recommending parity for Mātauranga Māori in the secondary school curriculum, and in particular, in the science classroom.
The report states:
”Our goal is to ensure parity for mātauranga Māori with the other bodies of knowledge credentialed by NCEA (particularly Western/Pākehā epistemologies ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
9M ago
Save Our Schools Report
https://www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/reports/save-our-schools-solutions-for-new-zealands-education-crisis/document/797
Dr Michael Johnston is a Senior Fellow at the New Zealand Initiative. He leads the workstream on education.
Prior to his time at the Initiative, Dr Johnston held academic positions at Victoria University of Wellington from 2011-2022. From 2020 until 2022 he was the Associate Dean (Academic) in the University’s Faculty of Education.
Prior to his time at Victoria, Dr Johnston was the Senior Statistician at the New Zealand Qualifications Autho ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
10M ago
Jewher Ilham
https://www.allstaticandnoise.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/jewherilham
Jewher Ilham: A Uyghur's Fight to Free Her Father (Broken Silence)
https://www.amazon.com/Jewher-Ilham-Uyghurs-Father-Silence/dp/1608011054
Ilham Tohti : http://www.ilhamtohti.com/
Uyghur Forced Labor Checker
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/uyghur-forced-labor-check/ejodaepockllkcloibcchpjnfoopincp
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forced-labor/UFLPA
China: UN experts deeply concerned by alleged detention, forced labour of Uyghurs
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
11M ago
Director David Novack talks about All Static & Noise, his documentary on the Uyghur genocide in western China.
www.allstaticandnoise.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088787521406
https://www.instagram.com/allstaticandnoise/
https://twitter.com/allstatic_noise
https://www.odessafilms.com/our-films.html
https://www.odessafilms.com/david-novack.html
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/03/china-un-experts-deeply-concerned-alleged-detention-forced-labour-uyghurs
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forced-labor/UFLPA
https://www.workersrights.org/
https://www.business-humanrights ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
1y ago
Lawrence Krauss explores the unanswered questions at the forefront of science today and likely for the coming century and beyond.
Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss explores science's greatest unanswered questions.
Three of the most important words in science are "I don't know." Not knowing implies a Universe of opportunities—the possibility of discovery and surprise. Our understanding of science has advanced immeasurably over the last five hundred years, yet many fundamental mysteries still persist. How did our Universe begin? How big is the Uni ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
1y ago
Alex Lee, co-founder and director of the Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival, talks about the worldwide banning of Meg Smaker's feature-length documentary, "The Unredacted (Jihad Rehab)". The film follows a group of men trained by al-Qaeda who are transferred from Guantanamo and sent to the world's first rehabilitation centre for "terrorists" in Saudi Arabia. Alex talks about why New Zealand's Doc Edge was the only film festival in the world to show The Unredacted after Sundance Film Festival removed the film from its lineup and apologised for showing it because a small group of a ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
1y ago
Professor Mike Berridge completed a doctoral degree in cell biology at the University of Auckland in 1971 exploring the mechanism of action of plant growth hormones. Following postdoctoral research in developmental molecular biology at Purdue University, USA, and experience as a staff scientist at National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, UK, he returned to Wellington in 1976 as the second Malaghan Research Fellow where he established the Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology Research Group and was a founding scientist of the Wellington Cancer & Medical Research Institute, later re ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
1y ago
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from Harvard. Currently Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard, he has also taught at Stanford and MIT. He has won numerous prizes for his research, his teaching, and his books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, and Enlightenment Now. He is an elected member of the National ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
1y ago
About Charles Royal - http://www.charles-royal.nz/
In 2021, 7 University of Auckland professors penned a letter to the editor in the Listener, titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were responding to a Government education report (link below), recommending parity for Mātauranga Māori in the secondary school curriculum, and in particular, in the science classroom.
The report states:
”Our goal is to ensure parity for mātauranga Māori with the other bodies of knowledge credentialed by NCEA (particularly Western/Pākehā epistemologies)."
The report also states:
"Philosophy and History of Sc ..read more
The Shape of Dialogue
1y ago
Professor Anthony Poole
School of Biological Sciences
University of Auckland
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/appo310
Professor Poole’s Articles
Japan’s path to becoming a leader in Western science: an Asian perspective on science and other forms of knowledge (short version)
Japan’s path to becoming leaders in ‘Western’ science: an Asian perspective on science and other forms of knowledge (long version)
Ministry of Education’s curriculum article
What is Chemistry and Biology about?
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the editor in the New Zeala ..read more