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    The Pivot thing: how to stay grounded when the world's gone to pack
    Vincent Heeringa
    • May 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
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    What prospect of a green recovery? The best of the ‘reckons’ on a Covid-19 recovery - updated
    Vincent Heeringa
    • May 8, 2020
    • 22 min

    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...
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    Cake and death: the Swedish tradeoff is wrong, NZ is right (I think)
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Apr 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Fossil fuels' funeral: Sir Jonathon Porritt
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Catch you on the rebound: can we rebuild a greener, better economy? Yes, but ...
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Nothing is nothing
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 11 min

    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...
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    Literary fiction. Science facts: rising seas
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Writing a sci-fi novel was so much harder than I thought
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Redeeming the digital
    Vincent Heeringa
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
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