Double Take 2007

Double Take is held on the last Friday of each month,
from 12.30 to 1.30pm
(in EN204 for May-July, and September
in AR103 for August-November excluding September. )
Light refreshments will be provided.
All are welcome.

Should we permit GM agriculture in Australia?

• Associate Professor Mrinal Bhave,
  Environment and Biotechnology Centre, FLSS
• Associate Professor Ed Newbigin,
  Botany, University of Melbourne.

Mrinal Bhave's current research focuses on plant molecular biology and environmental biotechnology.
Ed Newbigin is Deputy Director of the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre at the University of Melbourne.

Location: EN204

How can Australia meet its future water needs?

• Prof. Tom Spurling, Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society, FLSS
• Associate Professor Ian Harding, Environment and Biotechnology Centre, FLSS

Tom Spurling is a member of The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council and the Chair of a Working Group on ‘Water for our Cities'. The report of this group is to be released on 22 June.
Ian Harding runs Swinburne's biotechnology degrees and is a specialist in water quality.

Location: EN204

Is Melbourne 2030 a planning triumph or a fiasco?

• Professor Terry Burke,
  Institute for Social Research, FLSS
• Professor Peter Newton,
  Institute for Social Research, FLSS

Terry Burke is professor in the Cities and Housing area of the ISR and was involved as a consultant on the housing aspects of Melbourne 2030.
Peter Newton is the author of Transitions: Pathways to More Sustainable Urban Development in Australia, to be published in November 2007.

Location: EN204

Does the Internet promote social alienation?

• Professor Sue Moore.
  SwinPsyche, FLSS
• Dr Mandy Salomon,
  CRC for Smart Internet, FLSS

Susan Moore is a psychologist interested in pernicious and beneficial influences on life span development, particularly sexual development and relationships. Mandy Salomon is a media specialist who is currently researching the popular website Second Life.

Location: AR103

Note: Venue Change. Location EN204

Who will win the federal election and why?

• Professor Brian Costar,
  Institute for Social Research, FLSS
• Associate Professor Katharine Betts,
  Sociology, FLSS

Brian Costar and Katherine Betts are respected commentators on national politics. Brian is the author of Limiting Democracy: The erosion of electoral rights in Australia (2006) and Katharine is the author of The Great Divide: Immigration Politics in Australia (1999).

Location: AR103

Are powerlines and mobiles a health risk?

• Professor Andrew Wood,
  Brain Sciences Institute, FLSS
• Dr Ray Kemp,
  Ray Kemp Consulting Ltd

Andrew Wood has served on government and international committees to evaluate health effects of these issues.
Ray Kemp has specialized in the area of emotions in risk perception, working in both the UK and Australia.

Location: AR103

Is climate change based on good science?

• Dr Ian Moore,
  formerly Dean of Education, Ballarat University
• Professor Ian Young,
  Vice Chancellor, SUT

Ian Moore is a mathematician, educationalist and climate change sceptic.
Ian Young is an oceanographer, and was once a climate change sceptic.

Location: AR103

Contact:
Michael Gilding,
Phone 92148102,
Email: mgilding swin.edu.au