I've heard a 'baby boomer' definded as someone born after World War II who remembers the Apollo II moon landing. I remember being told about it at school, in the afternoon. I was five years old, in grade 1 at Batchelor State School in the Northern … [Read more...] about First Moon Landing
Defining the Greens (Part 16) and Bushfires
IN 1994, Ray Evans bought a cottage at Marysville (Victoria, Australia) which he and his wife subsequently renovated and extended. The cottage and its extensive garden were destroyed by fire on the night of Saturday February 7 – now known as Black … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 16) and Bushfires
Safe Portable Nuclear – Almost
“The future of nuclear energy could lie in plants that can be factory built, shipped to a site, and operated 30 years without refuelling... “It has become commonplace to say that we are at the beginning of a global revitalization of the nuclear … [Read more...] about Safe Portable Nuclear – Almost
IPCC Author on Natural Variability
Tom Tripp, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, said there is so much of a natural variability in weather it makes it difficult to come to a scientifically valid conclusion that global warming is man made. "It well may be, but we're not scientifically there … [Read more...] about IPCC Author on Natural Variability
What to Take Bushwalking?
A 19 year-old British tourist who went for a walk in rugged terrain not far from where I live in the Blue Mountains ended up lost for 12 days. He claims to have survived the freezing conditions by sleeping in a log and eating leaves and … [Read more...] about What to Take Bushwalking?
Carbon Crime
Forget drugs, extortion or prostitution. If the makers of the Underbelly TV series are looking for new worlds of organised crime, they need look no further than Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's policy to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Carbon Crime
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
