One of the basic working rules in empirical science is the Donald Duck Factor, that when something novel looks, waddles and sounds like a duck, then in all probability it might also be a duck, or at least of the same species. And when a similar … [Read more...] about We Live in an Electric Universe (Part 1) by Louis Hissink
Archives for May 10, 2008
Why the Propaganda Campaign for International Intervention in Burma? by Peter Symonds
The catastrophe wrought by Cyclone Nargis on the Burmese people has provoked an extraordinary campaign by the US and allied powers, and in the international media, demanding that the military junta open its borders to aid and aid officials as well as … [Read more...] about Why the Propaganda Campaign for International Intervention in Burma? by Peter Symonds
New Website on the Tasmanian Pulp Mill: A Note from Alan Ashbarry
Last year the Tasmanian Parliament and the Australian Government approved the pulp mill for the Tamar Valley. They did so after the developer, Gunns Limited, published an Integrated Impact Statement comprising 7,500 pages of social, environmental … [Read more...] about New Website on the Tasmanian Pulp Mill: A Note from Alan Ashbarry
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.