In 2024, the National Science Challenges came to an end, and the forest became restless. Now, in 2025, things have shifted ...

A collaboration between research system researcher Brittany Bettenbroek and illustrator Jean Donaldson. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. Deep in the heart of Aotearoa, a mighty kauri forest once stood.

Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be ...

Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be ...

Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be ...

A collaboration between network scientist Dion O’Neale, modeller and analyst Emily Harvey, and illustrator Hanna Breurkes. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. One day in 1967, strange letters began arriving ...

A collaboration between network scientist Dion O’Neale, modeller and analyst Emily Harvey, and illustrator Hanna Breurkes. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. One day in 1967, strange letters began arriving ...

A collaboration between network scientist Dion O’Neale, modeller and analyst Emily Harvey, and illustrator Hanna Breurkes. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. One day in 1967, strange letters began arriving ...

A collaboration between health geographer Jesse Whitehead and illustrator Hanna Breurkes. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. 22 January 2025 “Dad, when are you going to die?” I slowly open my groggy eyes to ...

A series of posts exploring how studying complex systems gives us a more nuanced way of understanding the world.

Complexity arises in many domains, but is often characterised by the emergence of qualities that are unable to be reduce to simpler characteristics. Environmental scientist Donella Meadows described a ...