Archive for April 27th, 2008
Who the Hell is Robyn Williams? Request for Information from Graham Young
Posted by jennifer, April 27th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: People
Comments: 29
This morning’s Ockham’s Razor broadcast was by Don Aitkin on global warming. Presenter Robyn Williams introduced him in these terms:
“It is one of the disappointments of my life as a broadcaster that I’ve never managed to interview Nigella Lawson. How would she fit into a science program you may wonder, but that’s mere detail.
I have, [...]
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Robyn Williams Might Apologize to Don Aitkin and Nigel Lawson
Posted by jennifer, April 27th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: People
Comments: 21
A fellow called Robyn Williams has a monopoly on the reporting of science on Australia’s publicly funded national radio, the ABC. He runs several programs including Ockam’s Razor broadcast on Sunday morning.
He is usually quick to promote the latest scare and perhaps not surprisingly has become a great supporter of alarmist global warming claims. [...]
Whale Birds – A Note from Ann Novek
Posted by Paul, April 27th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Birds, Whales
Comments: 5
Whale birds are a group of birds called this because,
1) They used to follow whaling ships and feed on the blubber and floating oil. (Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels).
2) Prions are a small group of Petrels which once were known as whale birds, because they feed on the same plankton baleen whale [...]

