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Reflections on Science

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

NZ Herald: Rob Fenwick – Sea levels set for dramatic rise

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 June 2010

Rob Fenwick writes in the New Zealand Herald about sea level rise and the conference he attended which saw 2500 […]

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Peter Gluckman on Integrity in Science

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 10 June 2010

Last night, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, gave a speech about climate change and the […]

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ODT: Should mere humans be ‘playing God’?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 May 2010

Bioethicist Gareth Jones writes about the creation of the first functional synthetic genome, arguing that placing a moratorium on the […]

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Southland Times: After the doctor created life the bacterium’s offspring took over

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 May 2010

Joe Bennett writes in an opinion piece in the Southland Times about Craig Venter’s recent creation of a functional synthetic […]

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PODCAST: Blue Energy conference – the state of wave and tidal energy in NZ

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 April 201020 April 2010

Marine energy proponents, investors and researchers converged in Wellington today (19 Apr) for the start of Blue Energy — Aotearoa […]

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PODCAST: Global Research Alliance opening session

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 07 April 201007 April 2010

Today marked the beginning of the inaugural meeting of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) in Wellington.  The GRA was launched […]

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Science, Climate Change and Integrity

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 07 April 201007 April 2010

Statement from Professor Keith A Hunter FNZIC, FRSNZ, Vice-President – Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Royal Society of New […]

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NZ Herald: How sex, food and war drive technology

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 06 April 2010

Andrew Stone reviews the book Sex Bombs And Burgers: How War, Porn And Fast Food Created Technology As We Know […]

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NZ Herald: Pat Pilcher: NZahead report is right – we could do better

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 01 April 201001 April 2010

Patrick Pilchar writes, in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, about New Zealand’s poor innovation performance, most recently […]

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The Press: Beyond climate change calamity

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 March 2010

In an opinion piece, David Round (University of Canterbury) writes in The Press about the disastrous effects of climate change, […]

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