EVERY so often I receive emails suggesting I am morally reprehensible. Interesting, like the following email, they often follow a function at an Australian university. Hi there, I attended a very interesting lecture today around Climate … [Read more...] about Academics and Freedom of Speech
Archives for September 4, 2009
More on Californian Bushfires
"I moved from San Francisco to the LA area about a month ago so am experiencing the fires from a little closer vicinity. The local news told us that the areas on fire last burnt about 1929! The brush is 20ft high in many places! After a week of … [Read more...] about More on Californian Bushfires
Defining the Scientific Sceptics (Part 10): Karl Popper
The genuine rationalist does not think that he or anyone else is in possession of the truth; nor does he think that mere criticism as such helps us achieve new ideas. But he does think that, in the sphere of ideas, only critical discussion can help … [Read more...] about Defining the Scientific Sceptics (Part 10): Karl Popper
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.