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Reflections on Science

Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.

Top Ten Science Stories of 2017

Top Ten Science Stories of 2017

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 12 December 201709 December 2024

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

Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 09 November 201705 July 2018

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

Oz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 September 201720 August 2018

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

Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 August 201705 July 2018

Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]

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New Zealand doesn’t have a culture of youth drinking – Andy Towers

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 04 July 2017

Massey University’s Dr Andy Towers is tired of hearing that New Zealand has a ‘youth drinking culture’, he writes in […]

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Water, water everywhere – Ian Fuller

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 08 June 201703 August 2018

Two environmental issues have dominated the news so far this election year, both focused on waterways, writes Massey University’s Associate […]

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Vaccinations are part of a ‘bigger picture’ – Cathy Stephenson

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 01 June 201703 August 2018

The immense polarisation of opinions on immunisation has been highlighted through the response to Dr Lance O’Sullivan’s protest of an […]

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Scientific research the key to balancing productivity and environmental values — Tom Richardson

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 April 201703 August 2018

We can have a profitable agricultural sector and protect the environment, writes AgResearch chief executive Tom Richardson, we just need to […]

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Understanding climate risks makes us all less vulnerable – Dave Frame

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 April 201703 August 2018

Events like floods and droughts are not just figures in Treasury spreadsheets, writes Professor Dave Frame, the risks of them […]

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Lies, dam(ned) lies and flood statistics – Ian Fuller

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 April 201730 April 2017

Massey University’s Associate Professor Ian Fuller says we need to build up knowledge of past flood events so that we […]

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