Helen Taylor – The Spinoff

Place your bets for the bird sperm grand prix – all in the cause of conservation

26 March 201826 March 2018 by Helen Taylor

Helen Taylor explains why she devotes her research to bird semen, and how an avian sperm race can help save one of New Zealand’s forgotten taonga, the hihi. When I was little, I wanted to be David Attenborough, but here I am at 35 hanging out in the bush collecting bird semen samples and encouraging … Read more

Paying the price to see the science superstars

10 August 2017 by Helen Taylor

Tickets for ‘rockstar’ particle physicist Professor Brian Cox’s Auckland show went on sale this week. With seats priced from $90 to $215, are big popular science shows fostering elitism? Super scientists, assemble! New Zealand has been blessed by visits from four big names in science this year already, and is set to play host to … Read more