HOW did he do it? Dean Jonathon Swift writing Gulliver’s Travels in 1726 made a long range forecast of such incredible accuracy that it would be the envy of any climate modeler. In this forecast you glimpse Kevin Rudd, the ANU, the academies and many … [Read more...] about Canberra and Laputa: A Note from William York
Archives for July 29, 2009
Reducing Emissions Must Ultimately Mean Less Stuff
WESTERN governments are trying to have it both ways: they want to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and they want to stimulate economic growth by us spending more money including on stuff. But this is not realistic. Either the government … [Read more...] about Reducing Emissions Must Ultimately Mean Less Stuff
Gurr the Toy Maker: A Note from Larry
BEFORE Jane Goodall’s pioneering study of wild chimpanzees, most of us believed that tool-use and especially tool-making were exclusively human activities. Goodall was intrigued when she first observed a chimp poking a stick into a termite mound, … [Read more...] about Gurr the Toy Maker: A Note from Larry
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
