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Reflections on Science

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

Podcast: Curiosity landing, Tongariro eruption and more…

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 10 August 201210 August 2012

Science Media Centre manager and Sciblogs editor Peter Griffin hosts this week’s Sciblogs podcast, with a special on the Curiosity […]

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Houston, we have check-in: Space 2.0 and the Curiosity landing

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 03 August 201203 August 2012

By Vanessa Hill, CSIRO, Australia Social media is the new frontier for space exploration, shaping an age of innovative public […]

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Gene doping in sport? – Morning Report

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 July 201224 July 2012

For Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report, William Ray investigates the current and future possibilities of genetic manipulation to enhance performance […]

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Genetic engineering the future of sports doping?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 23 July 201223 July 2012

The New Zealand Herald‘s Dylan Cleaver talks with Graeme Steel, Chief Executive of Drug Free Sport NZ, about the future […]

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Jim Salinger on the NZ climate record – Dom Post

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 20 July 201220 July 2012

In the Dominion Post ex-NWIA climate scientist Prof Jim Salinger writes about the climate record he helped to create – […]

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Greening the red zone in Christchurch

In the News, Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 July 2012

Christchurch researchers have retrospectively analysed the Canterbury quakes from the perspective of urban forest management, highlighting the important role trees […]

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Avian malaria in NZ birds provides clues to invasive parasites

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 July 201219 July 2012

British scientists who  have become the first researchers to document key characteristics for the success of invading parasites, have also […]

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Russell Brown on the Higgs

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 06 July 201206 July 2012

Media commentator Russell Brown reflects on the CERN Higgs announcement on his Hard News blog on the Public Address network. […]

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The Psychology of climate change

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 June 201202 July 2012

In the latest issue of Element magazine (distributed with the New Zealand Herald) Andy Kenworthy explores new research into the […]

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Rod Oram blogs from Rio+20

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 21 June 201221 June 2012

Journalist Rod Oram is blogging daily from the Rio+20 conference in Brazil. You can follow his take on the proceedings […]

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