Troy Baisden
@troybaisden.bsky.social
Personal views that may help environment, global change, climate, soil, water, isotopes, biogeoscience, math, community, complexity & random facts come together
We hope to see you tomorrow at our conference and awards, in person in Wellington. If you can't make it, we'll have some limited streaming including the opening session and awards. Check the webpage for details.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We hope to see you tomorrow at our conference and awards, in person in Wellington. If you can't make it, we'll have some limited streaming including the opening session and awards. Check the webpage for details.
scientists.org.nz/nzas-confere...
scientists.org.nz/nzas-confere...
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"The most interesting thing about these stories is that there were stories about EV fires that contained ... no EV fire."
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Mediawatch: Angst over EVs blows up in headlines
EV uptake boomed with incentives in place, but this week, the government made traditional cars cheaper instead.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"The most interesting thing about these stories is that there were stories about EV fires that contained ... no EV fire."
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator @troybaisden.bsky.social spoke to Mediawatch about recent media coverage of electric vehicles → www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 🧪
A cocktail of stories in recent weeks has made me deeply concerned our information ecosystem around electric vehicles (EVs) as a pathway to emissions reduction has been undergoing "rapid disassembly."
This RNZ Mediawatch piece is a great compendium. (14 min)
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
This RNZ Mediawatch piece is a great compendium. (14 min)
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Mediawatch: Angst about EVs blows up in the headlines
EV uptake boomed with incentives in place, but this week the government made traditional cars cheaper instead. And have reports of EVs on fire sparked safety fears fuelled by bad information?
www.rnz.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A cocktail of stories in recent weeks has made me deeply concerned our information ecosystem around electric vehicles (EVs) as a pathway to emissions reduction has been undergoing "rapid disassembly."
This RNZ Mediawatch piece is a great compendium. (14 min)
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
This RNZ Mediawatch piece is a great compendium. (14 min)
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Excellent summary of our energy and climate chaos out this morning from Kirsty Johnson. It should be played with the PMs talking point: that the oil and gas exploration ban is the main problem with the electricity market.
That’s what I have to call insanely false.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
That’s what I have to call insanely false.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Excellent summary of our energy and climate chaos out this morning from Kirsty Johnson. It should be played with the PMs talking point: that the oil and gas exploration ban is the main problem with the electricity market.
That’s what I have to call insanely false.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
That’s what I have to call insanely false.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Nice to see Research, Science, Innovation and Technology getting a little airtime with two oral questions, and subsequent supplementary exchanges, in Parliament today. There are some extreme snippets on socials but here is full session (7 min). youtu.be/s2rz84uo2JQ
Parliament Oral Questions 10 and 11 on 13 Nov 2025
YouTube video by New Zealand Association of Scientists
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Nice to see Research, Science, Innovation and Technology getting a little airtime with two oral questions, and subsequent supplementary exchanges, in Parliament today. There are some extreme snippets on socials but here is full session (7 min). youtu.be/s2rz84uo2JQ
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Just not the Māori ones coz we no longer have a marsden panel to apply too......
good on MP Reuben Davidson for asking Shane Reti to designate ring-fenced funding for young scientists in NZ
Reti's answer is complete bullshit: NZ is one of the hardest countries in the WORLD to fund a postdoc. why does he think we have so few of them here????
#nzpol
Reti's answer is complete bullshit: NZ is one of the hardest countries in the WORLD to fund a postdoc. why does he think we have so few of them here????
#nzpol
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Just not the Māori ones coz we no longer have a marsden panel to apply too......
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Could changes to our nation climate change policy do more to undermine integrity and transparency of our commitments?
environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Could changes to our nation climate change policy do more to undermine integrity and transparency of our commitments?
environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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Could changes to our nation climate change policy do more to undermine integrity and transparency of our commitments?
environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Could changes to our nation climate change policy do more to undermine integrity and transparency of our commitments?
environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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environment.govt.nz/news/governm...
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Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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Now also on RNZ! A personal perspect on how the #BatshitBudget for science undermines and drives away the top science talent that helps us build a great nation. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Top scientist calls out woeful funding arrangements
A recent government science funding announcement hasn't impressed one of the country's top scientists, who says the country's best researchers are being driven overseas.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Now also on RNZ! A personal perspect on how the #BatshitBudget for science undermines and drives away the top science talent that helps us build a great nation. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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Quick reminder - the NZAS 2025 conference is happening on 26 November in Pōneke, more information at this link. We will be talking about our 2025 survey of NZ scientists, the Save Science Coalition, priorities for public good science, and more!
New Zealand Association of Scientists - NZAS 2025 Conference
scientists.org.nz
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Quick reminder - the NZAS 2025 conference is happening on 26 November in Pōneke, more information at this link. We will be talking about our 2025 survey of NZ scientists, the Save Science Coalition, priorities for public good science, and more!
NZ's new methane target:
Represents doing nothing if historic efficiency gains continue, and assumes new mitigations won't work.
Worse, our farmers need to realise it cedes the future of the paperwork they complain about to places like Brussels instead of Wellington.
Represents doing nothing if historic efficiency gains continue, and assumes new mitigations won't work.
Worse, our farmers need to realise it cedes the future of the paperwork they complain about to places like Brussels instead of Wellington.
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NZ's new methane target:
Represents doing nothing if historic efficiency gains continue, and assumes new mitigations won't work.
Worse, our farmers need to realise it cedes the future of the paperwork they complain about to places like Brussels instead of Wellington.
Represents doing nothing if historic efficiency gains continue, and assumes new mitigations won't work.
Worse, our farmers need to realise it cedes the future of the paperwork they complain about to places like Brussels instead of Wellington.
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14 years ago Paul Callaghan gave this talk. It leaned in to the idea of making Aotearoa New Zealand a place where talented people wanted to live. Our government is hell bent on doing the opposite.
@nzscientists.bsky.social
#NZPOL
@nzscientists.bsky.social
#NZPOL
October 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
14 years ago Paul Callaghan gave this talk. It leaned in to the idea of making Aotearoa New Zealand a place where talented people wanted to live. Our government is hell bent on doing the opposite.
@nzscientists.bsky.social
#NZPOL
@nzscientists.bsky.social
#NZPOL
Embarrassing? The good news is the grand potential for no one to notice NZ.
September 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Embarrassing? The good news is the grand potential for no one to notice NZ.
So, NZ? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...
Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So, NZ? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...
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Nice work Simon Stewart @troybaisden.bsky.social @icdugg.bsky.social et al. #Lakes are Earth’s eye indeed. 🧪
Read more about this research at @aunz.theconversation.com → theconversation.com/lakeshore-sh... #complexsystems @troybaisden.bsky.social
Lakeshore shallows can be biodiversity hotspots – but warming is changing their complex ecology
Climate change is already affecting lake stratification, the seasonal layering of water into distinct temperature bands, which is crucial for nutrient flows.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Nice work Simon Stewart @troybaisden.bsky.social @icdugg.bsky.social et al. #Lakes are Earth’s eye indeed. 🧪
You know about NZ's cuts to research funding? How bleak is it for climate change research?
Bleak.
Explainer and perspectives now outside Carbon News NZ's paywall. www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/35492/s...
Bleak.
Explainer and perspectives now outside Carbon News NZ's paywall. www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/35492/s...
Carbon News
Carbon News NZ Climate Policy Carbon Markets
www.carbonnews.co.nz
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You know about NZ's cuts to research funding? How bleak is it for climate change research?
Bleak.
Explainer and perspectives now outside Carbon News NZ's paywall. www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/35492/s...
Bleak.
Explainer and perspectives now outside Carbon News NZ's paywall. www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/35492/s...
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Read more about this research at @aunz.theconversation.com → theconversation.com/lakeshore-sh... #complexsystems @troybaisden.bsky.social
Lakeshore shallows can be biodiversity hotspots – but warming is changing their complex ecology
Climate change is already affecting lake stratification, the seasonal layering of water into distinct temperature bands, which is crucial for nutrient flows.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Read more about this research at @aunz.theconversation.com → theconversation.com/lakeshore-sh... #complexsystems @troybaisden.bsky.social
This trains announcement is absolutely fabulous news. But I cannot be the only person looking at the pics thinking these things are not going to fare well when they hit a cow or ute? email.jslmedia.com.au/ch/91108/dx9...
Electric trains on board for Lower North Island - Inside Government NZ
The Government’s $802.9 million investment into the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines has reached a major milestone, with Greater Wellington Regional Council today signing a contract for a new fleet o...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This trains announcement is absolutely fabulous news. But I cannot be the only person looking at the pics thinking these things are not going to fare well when they hit a cow or ute? email.jslmedia.com.au/ch/91108/dx9...
Did you catch news that the Universities Advisory Group (UAG) reports were released, but the government binned or balked on many of the key recommendations?
The whole process went from shelved to buried yesterday morning.
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/09/03/u...
The whole process went from shelved to buried yesterday morning.
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/09/03/u...
University sector changes announced - Expert Reaction
The Government will be changing aspects to New Zealand's higher education system, informed by a recently released report by the University Advisory Group.
Changes include a new strategy for all of New...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Did you catch news that the Universities Advisory Group (UAG) reports were released, but the government binned or balked on many of the key recommendations?
The whole process went from shelved to buried yesterday morning.
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/09/03/u...
The whole process went from shelved to buried yesterday morning.
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/09/03/u...
UAG report and cabinet paper are out. Gluckman: Read the Interim Report’s strategic approach first (before getting lost in the operational details.) Alas, if only more of the strategic recommendations had a clear path to implementation… www.education.govt.nz/our-work/inf...
University Advisory Group
We formed the University Advisory Group (UAG) in March 2024 at the request of the Government.
www.education.govt.nz
September 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
UAG report and cabinet paper are out. Gluckman: Read the Interim Report’s strategic approach first (before getting lost in the operational details.) Alas, if only more of the strategic recommendations had a clear path to implementation… www.education.govt.nz/our-work/inf...
Kākā getting very frisky with the feeling of spring in the air
August 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Kākā getting very frisky with the feeling of spring in the air
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Listening to an HRC webinar about the changes to research funding. It's striking how little input by academics is valued now - final decisions will be made by HRC, with science committees' input downgraded to 'advice'. Commercialisation is valued. Innovation is not. Depressing.
August 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Listening to an HRC webinar about the changes to research funding. It's striking how little input by academics is valued now - final decisions will be made by HRC, with science committees' input downgraded to 'advice'. Commercialisation is valued. Innovation is not. Depressing.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM