Dynamism is a new label for a new political philosophy, a philosophy that Virginia Postrel explains in her 1998 book, 'The Future and Its Enemies - The Growing Conflict over Creativity, Enterprise and Progress', has given us greater wealth, … [Read more...] about Why I am a Dynamist (Part 2)
Archives for February 2008
‘Ocean Thermostat’ Could Protect Some Coral Reefs
A new study suggests that some coral reefs could be protected from bleaching by a natural 'ocean thermostat' that regulates sea surface temperatures in the western pacific warm pool. The paper was published in GRL on 9th February: GEOPHYSICAL … [Read more...] about ‘Ocean Thermostat’ Could Protect Some Coral Reefs
Mass Extinctions from Mass Poisonings?
About 250 million year ago, during the late Permian the world’s oceans stagnated causing a huge and lethal build up of hydrogen sulphide produced by anaerobic bacteria. Up to 95 percent of marine species and 85 percent of those on the land went … [Read more...] about Mass Extinctions from Mass Poisonings?
Norwegian Whaling Quota Unchanged for 2008: A Note from Ann Novek
Mainstream media , Reuters and Norwegian paper Aftenposten, have reported the Norwegian whaling quota this season will be the same as for the previous 3 years, 1052 minke whales. “ We set quotas not according to what is likely to be caught , but … [Read more...] about Norwegian Whaling Quota Unchanged for 2008: A Note from Ann Novek
Science and Public Policy by Aynsley Kellow: Part 2, Virtual Extinctions in Virtual Ecosystems
How many plant and animal species go extinct each year? Some years ago Greenpeace claimed 50,000 -100,000 species each year. In the comment thread of an earlier blog post Lamna nasus suggested a figure of 90 species of mammal over the past five … [Read more...] about Science and Public Policy by Aynsley Kellow: Part 2, Virtual Extinctions in Virtual Ecosystems
Why I am a Dynamist
In 1960 famous Austrian economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek wrote an essay entitled ‘Why I Am Not a Conservative’ explaining that a fundamental trait of the conservative attitude is a fear of change while the liberal position is based … [Read more...] about Why I am a Dynamist
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
