"In both evolution and climate change, the majority view of the scientific experts is well ahead. In neither case is there any known coherent alternative. But the complexities of the evidence are such that a higher standard of politeness to sceptics … [Read more...] about Defining the Sceptics (Part 8)
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Explaining the Protest against Al Gore: Leon Ashby
ON Monday 13th July [the day after tomorrow] as 1,000 invited guests attend a breakfast with Al Gore at Docklands Peninsula [Melbourne] at 7am, an expected crowd of about 50 - 100 people will protest that Al Gore should debate the science of Climate … [Read more...] about Explaining the Protest against Al Gore: Leon Ashby
Cattle as Part of the Australian Landscape
WHY do so many environmentalists consider cattle something to be excluded from the Australian landscape? According to Ian Mott, a third generation landholder, they modify parts of the landscape but they do not destroy it. In the following … [Read more...] about Cattle as Part of the Australian Landscape
Reconnecting with the Coorong
I first learnt about The Coorong – a narrow lagoon that runs parallel with coastal dunes for 140km in southern Australia – when I saw the 1976 film ‘Storm Boy’, the story of a boy and a Pelican. The impression I got from the film, and then … [Read more...] about Reconnecting with the Coorong
Slovenia has Most Brown Bears in Europe
In recent years bears have been moving closer to villages and cities in search of food as the bear population has been rising. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Slovenia has Most Brown Bears in Europe
Skeptics Conference in New York, Session 1
Richard S. Lindzen ... delivered a biting attack on what he called the “climate alarm movement.” ... Dr. Lindzen also criticized widely publicized assertions by other skeptics that variations in the sun were driving temperature changes in recent … [Read more...] about Skeptics Conference in New York, Session 1
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
