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Reflections on Science

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

BBC: Can GM save the world?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 25 November 2008

An essay by BBC TV host Jimmy Doherty, who traveled the world to look at GM crops as part of […]

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PODCAST: Public discussion of GMOs

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 21 November 2008

The ISBGMO conference being held in Wellington this week culminated in a public forum which gave Wellingtonians the opportunity to […]

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Rudman: Ditch fruitcake views on climate change

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 20 November 2008

New Zealand Herald columnist Brian Rudman on ACT leader and minister outside cabinet Rodney Hide’s “fruitcake views on global warming”. […]

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Jeff Tallon: Science is not egg-headed!

Blog, Reflections on Science  |  Published: 14 November 200814 November 2008

The best science opinion piece published in New Zealand this week has to be the letter to the editor in […]

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Are copyright laws suffocating digital creativity?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 06 November 2008

The Herald’s senior feature writer and former technology editor Chris Barton got along to the public lecture held by law […]

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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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