Victor Luca, Whakatāne

Victor Luca 19-Mar-21, Unpublished Gangs have been part of the NZ social and cultural landscape for at least as long as I have been...

Education, social, teaching

Climate Change Science education

Victor Luca, 14-Jan-21 Unpublished The best science we have is telling us that planet Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago. We can...

Victor Luca, 27-Jan-21. The present explosion in house-price inflation is a boon for some and an absolute catastrophe for others. Yet...

Victor Luca, 17-Jan-21. Unpublished. In one way or other it is the sun that powers the Earth. Without the sun, the only source of energy...

Victor Luca, 13-Jan-21. Unpublished Matariki Te Rākau memorial tree planting at Puhinui Reserve, Wiri, New Zealand. Acceptance of the...

Victor Luca, 13-Jan-21. Unpublished The township of Whakatāne with a current population of ca. 22,000 and Ohope source their drinking...

Victor Luca, 12-Jan-21. Unpublished Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic there was considerable denial regarding the benefits of wearing...

Victor Luca, 12-Aug-19. Quick facts: 1. The first bridge over the Whakatāne River was built in 1910 and was located where Awatapu Drive...

Victor Luca, 10-Jan-21. As Earth warms, some of the most obvious signs of this warming is the melting of glaciers and sea level. Figure...

Materials Chemistry, Li-ion batteries

Victor Luca, 10-Jan-21. Without energy humans would never have advanced beyond the cave. What can members do? Members can follow each...

Victor Luca, 6-Jan-21. Published in The Beacon, Friday 19-Mar-21. Figure 1. In 2020 humans tipped the balance between made-made materials...

Victor Luca, 3-Jan-21. Unpublished The Swiss-German physician, Paracelsus (1493-1541) first stated that "dose makes the poison". Here I...

Victor Luca, Published in The Beacon 31-Dec-20. COVID Free for Now Dr Victor Luca The views expressed here are solely our own and do not...

Victor Luca, 11-Nov-20. Published in The Beacon, 3-Feb-21. I am no animal rights activist, far from it. When I was growing up in...

Victor Luca, 29-Oct-20. For much of human history our toilet habits have remained extremely primitive. Although there are doubtless many...

Victor Luca, 26-Oct-20. The Beacon 16-Dec-20 Jack Karetai-Barrett holding eggs from the family’s back yard chooks. Dog George Woof keeps...

Victor Luca, 22-Oct-20. The NZ health system is a mixed public-private system. A modern health system is a complex machine with many...