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The Pivot thing: how to stay grounded when the world's gone to pack
Suddenly everyone wants to pivot. Given the current crisis, that sounds like an excellent idea. But what exactly is a pivot? I would have...

Vincent Heeringa
May 11, 20204 min read
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What prospect of a green recovery? The best of the ‘reckons’ on a Covid-19 recovery - updated
Updates in this blueish purple hue Everyone’s a critic, eh? When it comes to a post-Covid-19 recovery plan, it appears everyone has an...

Vincent Heeringa
May 8, 202022 min read
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Cake and death: the Swedish tradeoff is wrong, NZ is right (I think)
Whether it’s Gareth Morgan experiencing an epic mood-swing or a more sober Paul Goldsmith seeking speed and agility, there’s a lot of...

Vincent Heeringa
Apr 13, 20203 min read
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Fossil fuels' funeral: Sir Jonathon Porritt
As if Covid-19 isn’t enough, and as if the collapse in the oil price isn’t enough, the fossil fuel industry is about to get one massive...

Vincent Heeringa
Apr 1, 20203 min read
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Catch you on the rebound: can we rebuild a greener, better economy? Yes, but ...
For the first time in 60 years, Venetians can see fish in their canals. Over parts of China, people are looking at blue skies not seen...

Vincent Heeringa
Apr 1, 20204 min read
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Nothing is nothing
A short story "Everyone says it was nothing, like a coincidence. But I tell you what, nothing is nothing. Even nothing is something. When...

Vincent Heeringa
Mar 13, 202011 min read
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Literary fiction. Science facts: rising seas
One rule of sci-fi is that the universe you create can only be credible when it's consistent. You can't have aliens landing to get your...

Vincent Heeringa
Mar 13, 20203 min read
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Writing a sci-fi novel was so much harder than I thought
Like all good ideas, it started over lunch. I was sitting in the garden with my wife speculating on just how much money we had spent on...

Vincent Heeringa
Mar 13, 20203 min read
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Redeeming the digital
At 3am on Friday 15 March 2019 I opened my PC in Austin Texas and read the shocking news from Christchurch. I did a double-take: a white...

Vincent Heeringa
Mar 13, 20204 min read
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