According to Opposition environment spokesman Anthony Albanese the latest issue of science journal 'Science' provides, "A scientific basis for what the Government was told in its climate change risk and vulnerability report just two months … [Read more...] about Now Scientific Basis for Climate Change?
A Herd of Independent Minds
Owen Harries writes in today's Financial Review, "On political matters, intellectuals tend to share two characteristics: they are slaves to fashion; and on the big questions, they tend to get things hopelessly wrong." Harries proceeds to give a … [Read more...] about A Herd of Independent Minds
Will Queensland Mine Uranium?
I missed the following in The Australian this morning, CANADIAN miner Maple Minerals is to take control of one of Queensland's richest uranium deposits in a gamble that the Beattie Government will bow to pressure to reverse Labor's ban on new … [Read more...] about Will Queensland Mine Uranium?
Koalas Will Chew Gum in Tokyo
I have really enjoyed reading 'Going Native: Living in the Australian environment' by Michael Archer and Bob Beale (Hodder, 2004). The book promotes the commercial potential of Australian native plants and animals - from kangaroos and koalas to … [Read more...] about Koalas Will Chew Gum in Tokyo
Grape Glut
The front page of today's Australian Financial Review (AFR) included the headline 'Grape glut crushes winemakers profits'. A record harvest of 1.92 million tonnes! It seems amazing given the recent drought. When I started working on Murray River … [Read more...] about Grape Glut
Intelligent Design in Outer Space
A reader of this web-log sent me this link, with the note: I wonder what this gamma ray burst of 13 billion years ago does for the Intelligent Design argument? I have previously commented on Intelligent Design here. … [Read more...] about Intelligent Design in Outer Space
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
