UPON returning from an eighteen day cruise Sydney to Perth via the top end people have been asking me what was the highlight. Well there were many highlights but one very memorable event. My daughter Jennifer had asked me to send her a card from … [Read more...] about The Camel Ride: A Note from Joan Turnour
Archives for April 7, 2009
Italian Authorities Ignored Earthquake Warning
An Italian scientist, Gioacchino Giuliani, predicted Monday's earthquake at L'Aquila, Italy, weeks ago but his warning were not taken seriously ... he based his forecast on concentrations of radon gas around seismically active areas. Read more … [Read more...] about Italian Authorities Ignored Earthquake Warning
Scaring Children with AGW
Folks, Please shake your head with me in wonderment at the continuation of a pernicious technique that was pioneered (I think) by Oxfam last year. Why do we give access to our schools to these … [Read more...] about Scaring Children with AGW
Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse
GIVEN it is still really cold at the Antarctic, is it really very scientific to blame global warming for the likely collapse of the Wilkins Ice Shelf? How good is the evidence supporting this hypothesis as the possible cause of the possible shelf … [Read more...] about Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse
Myths about Australian Farming
IT is often stated that not only were the early European settlers in Australia hell-bent on making a little Europe/England, but also that the farming systems used since are still part of such an attempt and therefore should be abandoned... [In … [Read more...] about Myths about Australian Farming
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
