Matthew Kearnes

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Cannabis growers in the capital report many obstacles, from purchasing seeds to the lack of information on growing conditions.

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The project’s environmental credentials rely on highly speculative technologies, making Middle Arm a grand experiment with our climate.

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A striking feature of the report is the relatively brief treatment of ‘green’ technologies.

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Inclusive decision-making that consults local communities is key to making informed choices on environmental issues such as water security.

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COVID-19 presents a social as well as a medical crisis, and we will need many different kinds of expertise to survive it.

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Her vision is to use nanotechnology to deliver drugs and gene-silencing therapies directly to cancer cells. He is a social scientist with an interest in the social and ethical issues of technological change. 

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It is time for science communication to get real with less emphasis on technology promotion and more acknowledgment of areas of uncertainty, alternatives and political commitments, write Matthew Kearnes and Georgia Miller. 

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Responses to climate change are often dominated by economic rationalism and technological optimism. But the question we should really be asking is why have we reached this impasse, write Matthew Kearnes and Declan Kuch.