WE live in a world in which we are constantly bombarded with the results of surveys about attitudes to political, social and economic issues of the day. Even the Australian Statistician undertakes surveys that produce subjective data that has … [Read more...] about Measuring Changes in Attitude
Archives for June 2009
Local Level Climate Projections
Up until now, most projections have been at a sub-continental level - giving information at a regional level in squares of 300km on a side. Defra's projections are among the first in the world to give information at a local level - to the scale of … [Read more...] about Local Level Climate Projections
Meat Free Mondays
Mutant Climate Debate
Synthesis Report from Copenhagen March 2009, Now available http://climatecongress.ku.dk/ downloads & videos here Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) http://www.nipccreport.org Global Politics is being … [Read more...] about Mutant Climate Debate
More on Meeting with Australian Climate Change Minister
I am certain that we were interrupted many, many more times than we interrupted. Often you could do more than acknowledge the last point when they interrupted you just as you started to make your own point. Read more here from David Evans: … [Read more...] about More on Meeting with Australian Climate Change Minister
In Defence of ‘Heaven and Earth’ (Part 2)
DON Aitkin, a former member of the Australian Science and Technology Council and Foundation Chairman of the Australian Research Council, wrote to Kurt Lambeck, President of the Australian Academy of Sciences, concerning his public criticism of Ian … [Read more...] about In Defence of ‘Heaven and Earth’ (Part 2)