Interview with:Sara [sarap]
SCIENCE
 | What do you investigate? What is at the heart of your research? Geological Hazards in New Zealand |
 | Do you have a link to a site where we can see something about you, or the center where you work? www.geonet.org.nz
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http://geonet-shakennotstirred.blogspot.co.nz/ |
 | What is your educational background? What work experience did you have before this? Bachelor of Science in Geography |
 | Did you keep your nose to the grindstone in school? Kind of ... |
 | What kind of technology are you using for your research right now? Internet / social media / SeiscomP3 |
 | What types of experiments do you conduct? How are the conclusions documented? N/A |
 | If you conclude your investigation successfully, what practical application would it have in everyday life? All of our data is available free to the public / scientists / university's etc |
 | What do you find to be the most difficult aspects of your research? Hazard Myths |
 | What have you published? Blogs, news articles etc |
 | Should there be more public financing for scientific investigation? We get great funding from EQC |
 | What is your personal position on the use of animals in scientific investigation? If its possible without them being harmed! |
 | What is the role of creativity in the scientific method? Important! |
 | What scientific explanation is there for spirituality? Are religion and science incompatible? Varies for each person |
 | What is the best way to disseminate science in the mass media? Blogs - twitter - Facebook |
 | If you could give just one piece of advice to beginning researchers, what would it be? Don't give up |
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