{"id":24342,"date":"2026-04-10T09:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fire\/sils\/?p=24342"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:48:50","slug":"sils-faculty-seminar-assessing-japans-taiwan-policy-systemic-clarity-political-survival-and-bureaucratic-prudence-3-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fire\/sils\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/24342\/","title":{"rendered":"[SILS Faculty Seminar] Trust in science: sheep farmers, Flat Earthers and the rest of us"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u30fbLecturer\uff1a Professor Richard Arnold,\u00a0 Victoria University of Wellington<\/p>\n

\u30fbLecturer Info:\u00a0 https:\/\/people.wgtn.ac.nz\/richard.arnold<\/a><\/p>\n

\u30fbTitle: Trust in science: sheep farmers, Flat Earthers and the rest of us<\/p>\n

\u30fbDay and Time: April 9, 2026 5:00pm-<\/p>\n

\u30fbAbstract:<\/p>\n

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When we as statisticians and scientists communicate our findings to the public, we\u2019re asking them to trust us, and for them to have confidence in the way that we work. When the subject doesn\u2019t have consequences for the way people live, such trust is often easily given. However if we\u2019re talking about climate change, and its consequences for policy and regulation, then that trust can readily evaporate. But distrust is driven by more than that: the bewildering growth of interest in the Flat Earth seems utterly disconnected from policy.<\/p>\n

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In this presentation I\u2019ll discuss a project investigating trust in science in New Zealand \u2013 I\u2019ll talk about two local case studies: acceptance of climate science among high country sheep farmers, and the nature of Flat Earth belief in New Zealand. I\u2019ll also present some early results from a population survey about levels of acceptance of settled science.<\/p>\n

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