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Reflections on Science

Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.

Bob Brockie: GM paranoia still runs deep

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 03 November 200803 November 2008

Dominion Post science columnist and Victoria University honorary research associate Dr Bob Brockie writes on the subject of genetic modification […]

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Nuclear – already a viable option for many countries

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 October 2008

An increasing number of countries around the world are turning to nuclear power to meet growing demand for electricity, avoid […]

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World environmental change needs urgent science

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 October 200826 October 2008

The International Council for Science (ICSU), meeting in Mozambique, is reviewing its current environmental programmes to ensure that they work […]

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Dr Steve Thompson’s update from the ICSU

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 23 October 200823 October 2008

by Dr Steve Thompson MOZAMBIQUE – Dr David Carlson, director of the International Polar Year programme office thinks that it […]

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Nobel Laureate: America is neglecting science

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 22 October 200801 December 2010

Dr Peter Agre, 2003 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and who the Science Media Centre caught up with […]

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Nano-products and the question of regulation

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 21 October 200819 June 2011

Dr Simon Brown, a member of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology based at the University of Canterbury examines […]

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Jane Goodall: Lessons from the chimps

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 October 200820 October 2008

Renowned  primatologist Jane Goodall breezed through Wellington late last week to promote a new book and give a very-well received […]

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Richard MacManus on Readwriteweb

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 October 200819 June 2011

In this presentation recorded last month at a technology conference in Auckland, MacManus explains how a niche website run from New […]

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The case for no-till agriculture

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 14 October 200819 June 2011

The column is available in full here. Some excerpts: “Ploughing is the traditional method of preparing the land for sowing […]

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Dr Jim Watson: Practical science only way forward

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 14 October 200801 December 2010

Some extracts: Article here in full On comparisons with the rest of the world: “Concerns are identified in the 2007 […]

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