If it weren’t for good old chemistry, where would New Zealand be? Listener: 24 January, 2009 A background to this column is ‘My (Almost) Chemical Career’ at http://www.eastonbh.ac.nz/?p=1541 Keywords: Education; Growth & Innovation; I almost became a chemist. In the upper forms at Christchurch Boys’ High School I had an inspiring chemistry teacher, Alan Wooff….
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Calculating the human condition Listener: 10 January, 2009 Keywords: History of Ideas, Methodology & Philosophy; Social scientists use American psychologist Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” as a way of characterising the human condition. Self-actualisation ▲ Esteem ▲ Love ▲ Affection & Belonging ▲ Safety Needs ▲ Physiological Needs Often…
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Report to Ministry of Health by Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation & Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University. Keywords: Health; Statistics; “The report of the project Assessment of the Social Impacts of Gambling in New Zealand was primarily written by En-Yi (Judy) Lin and Sally Casswell with analysis by Ru…
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