Despite doubt-mongering by the Food and Beverage industry, a tax on sugary drinks would help counter childhood obesity and dental caries, writes University […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Top Ten Science Stories of 2017
Who would’ve thought freshwater would be a major election issue this year? Alongside the tragic deaths from synthetic drugs, freshwater, […]
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Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran
As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]
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Oz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger
2017 has been a sizzler for Australia, showing global warming is alive and well, but as Dr Jim Salinger writes […]
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Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger
Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]
Continue readingNew Zealand doesn’t have a culture of youth drinking – Andy Towers
Massey University’s Dr Andy Towers is tired of hearing that New Zealand has a ‘youth drinking culture’, he writes in […]
Continue readingWater, water everywhere – Ian Fuller
Two environmental issues have dominated the news so far this election year, both focused on waterways, writes Massey University’s Associate […]
Continue readingVaccinations are part of a ‘bigger picture’ – Cathy Stephenson
The immense polarisation of opinions on immunisation has been highlighted through the response to Dr Lance O’Sullivan’s protest of an […]
Continue readingScientific research the key to balancing productivity and environmental values — Tom Richardson
We can have a profitable agricultural sector and protect the environment, writes AgResearch chief executive Tom Richardson, we just need to […]
Continue readingUnderstanding climate risks makes us all less vulnerable – Dave Frame
Events like floods and droughts are not just figures in Treasury spreadsheets, writes Professor Dave Frame, the risks of them […]
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