The Great Barrier Reef has become a global symbol of manmade climate change. Along with this has come a focus on corals, and a believe that they are mostly small, fragile and bleached. In fact, species of Porites are the foundation of most coral … [Read more...] about Announcing the Five Megafauna Photographers
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Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 2.)
I am two dives behind, in explaining the collapse of some of the fields of Acropora spp. across the bay, at the Keppel Islands. And I am off again today, diving. There have been phone calls, some about the Underwater Megafauna Competition, and … [Read more...] about Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 2.)
In Search of Giant Clams
Back in 1992 the Australian Navy was called in to rescue 90,000 giant clams. Well, that was the headline in the Sydney Morning Herald back then – 32 years ago. In fact, the clams were still small, the offspring of a successful artificial breeding … [Read more...] about In Search of Giant Clams
Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 1.)
I am very privileged to have some wonderful friends, who still take the time to observe nature. Once upon a time we found these people in universities studying the natural sciences, now we are perhaps more likely to find them in film school or at … [Read more...] about Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 1.)
Hierarchies of Nonsense, the Reef and Sugarcane
We learn things through experience and by association. When people whom we respect repeat nonsense over and over then we will tend to come to believe this information – even if it makes no sense, and especially if we have no first-hand experience … [Read more...] about Hierarchies of Nonsense, the Reef and Sugarcane
Coral does not have the same meaning as corral
To ‘corral’ is to enclose, envelop, fence, pen, coop, cage. It is the opposite of freedom. We don’t escape this by claiming a love of freedom. Can we escape this by being resilient? I am a bit tired of the freedom mantra. It has given a … [Read more...] about Coral does not have the same meaning as corral
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
