Research suggests frames are a key influence in shaping people's response to science and technology. But there is no agreement on who should be allowed to do the official framing. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Framing Science
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Jennifer Marohasy Leaves the IPA
My second three-year contract with the Melbourne-based Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) ended with the financial year and is not being renewed. I learnt a lot during the six years - especially early on with Andrew McIntyre teaching me how to … [Read more...] about Jennifer Marohasy Leaves the IPA
A Climate Change Paradox
AUSTRALIA'S Minister for Climate Change, Penny Wong, recently suggested that most of the global warming since 1960, about 85 percent, has happened in the oceans and that change in ocean heat content is thus the most appropriate measure of global … [Read more...] about A Climate Change Paradox
Rational Advice on ‘Carbon Act’ Censored (Part 2)
A WEEK ago President Barrack Obama praised the House of Representatives for passing the ‘Clean Energy and Security Act’. Everyone agrees that it’s far reaching legislation. The US Environment Protection Agency had one of its employees, a 35-year … [Read more...] about Rational Advice on ‘Carbon Act’ Censored (Part 2)
Due Diligence on Science Underpinning Carbon Trade
YOU will have heard on the news over the last three weeks of the activities of Senator Steve Fielding in Australia. Steve is an independent cross-bench senator who holds a casting vote over the passage of the Australian ETS (termed the Carbon … [Read more...] about Due Diligence on Science Underpinning Carbon Trade
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
