Previous tech co. founder | Now @_CreativeForest & @GeniusReFi | Asst. Lecturer @LincolnUniNZ | Writer | Former Pilot | Opinionated Man
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15 Jun 2025
737 check ride here in Singapore went well yesterday. Ha-ha. I wish! 😁
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May 22
Groundhog Day. Liam ends up at the back of the pack again for Canadian GP start and his colleague survived a crash in Miami due to a large wandering rodent. nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsp…
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May 17
Puss 'n boots. Our house cat posing elegantly for last week's @GeniusReFi cover story image. 🐱😁
May 17
Keeping the "big cats" theme going this week. New Zealand synthetic biology startup Bontia Bio is creating sustainable, non-toxic, nature-based treatments for our furry friends. geniusrefi.com/bontia-bio-be…
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Apr 28
Loads of rich content in @SteveStuWill's latest newsletter - including what a Billion Years of Continental Drift looks like.
Echolocation in Humans, Altruism in Dogs, and Mental-Health Outcomes of Gender Reassignment
The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for April 2026
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Apr 26
On the road to recovery now after a rather too close shave with lymphoma in 2025. Raglan this weekend has been an amazingly restful location with rejuvenating sea air, amazing views and some overdue quiet time for writing and reflection about what's next.
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Apr 24
Lest we forget. This weekend we remember a failed military campaign. But nothing has really changed in the century since then. Unhinged political leaders continue to wreak havoc on human lives and the global economy in a struggle for power and resources.
Gallipoli was a hastily launched military campaign over a maritime choke point – and has parallels with the Strait of Hormuz. @MeighenMcCrae @OurANU theconversation.com/gallipol…
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Apr 19
Swapped out Gemini for a basic version of Groq Llama to test my @GeniusReFi Explore app prototype. Super fast and much easier to administer than clunky Google dashboard. Outputs are very similar however. More research needed. Better fun than doing EOY accounts, for sure. 😆
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Apr 6
The Great Gig In The Sky. 🌒
Apr 5
OK this is cool. The first time humans have seen the whole Mare Orientale on the far side of the Moon with their own eyes. Usually hidden from our view on Earth, even Apollo astronauts didn't see it completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions (Apollo 17 caught a partial glimpse lit by 'Earthshine'). See flic.kr/p/2s5HA2X
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Apr 2
14 months and $20M later - one roundabout. Why are we so inefficient at doing infrastructure? nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty…
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Mar 22
Updated this article to reflect the collaboration between Massey and Uni of Nottingham spin-offs. We've got some cool partnerships @GeniusReFi in the pipeline too! Watch this space. 😊
Mar 20
UK and NZ university spin-offs deploy metal-organic frameworks for collaboration on carbon capture. geniusrefi.com/grand-mof/
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Mar 18
If there's one thing we do need in Canterbury, it's more native tree plantings. So pleased to be able to support.
Mar 18
We've pledged to fund 100 new trees in this planting initiative. The project nicely aligns with our goal of creating regenerative outcomes from academic work. Please join us! givealittle.co.nz/cause/500-…
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Mar 13
Nordic states are taking a cluster approach to next generation science innovation. Patient capital and robust industry-academia networks are key.
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Mar 13
Crisis? What crisis? The current NZ government manufactured a recession that was never necessary and how an abundance mindset could alter the trajectory. One economist's data based view. interest.co.nz/economy/13745…
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Mar 10
"If New Zealand desires a thriving, innovative, pioneering research community – and all its potential economic, social, and environmental benefits – this will not happen by accident. It will require dedicated, persistent, vigorous advocacy, along with visionary political, business and civic leadership, and durable cross-party support." newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/06/if…
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Paul Spence retweeted
Feb 19
Agentic tool sets and AI-assisted research with humans in the loop are the future for accelerating scientific discovery.
Feb 18
Today we are announcing a major update to Edison Literature, our scientific deep research agent. It represents a significant advancement over our previous PaperQA2 algorithm: it enables deeper reasoning over 100s of scientific documents, can retrieve information from figures and tables, and is state-of-the art among other deep research systems on scientific tasks.
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Feb 18
Second article in my series on how science innovation is booming across the Nordic countries right now thanks to diligent ecosystem development and smart capital.
Feb 17
Bactolife Back To Reality. How Denmark became the centre of the European bioscience universe. geniusrefi.com/bactolife-bac…
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Feb 15
It's pretty clear that divisive, left/right politics and unimaginative binary thinking is contributing to NZ's decline. If you are interested in business and innovation, but also care about big issues like environment and health - join me in helping @Qiulae and the teal team get across the line this election year. Collaboration is the way forward.
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Feb 12
Artificial "intelligence" is rapidly becoming an amazing productivity tool. But that's all it is. Humans, with their foibles and flaws, bring context, empathy, cultural understanding and ethics to decision-making. newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/ho…
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Jan 21
"This is an era when international relations have moved from rigid bipolar and unipolar systems to a more complex, decentralised state of affairs." A thought-provoking perspective, notwithstanding that previous attempts at "non-alignment" largely failed.
NZ is already successfully managing strong relationships with China and the US. By building on its Pacific influence, it can chart a carefully non-aligned course. @1nrsmith @UCNZ theconversation.com/how-nz-c…
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