"Genuine wilderness must embody a strong element of wildness and freedom. It is not a nature park with paths and handrails and faux rustic signs warning of the obvious with myriad rules enforced by badged bureaucrats in uniform. Real wilderness … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 10)
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What is Wilderness? (Part 9)
It becomes so hypnotising, that I've just had to dive overboard into 15,000 feet of ultramarine indigo and let my boat sail on without me with no one on board. Mind you, I had a long line trailing....... I felt I was "the first that ever burst … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 9)
CSIRO Advice Poisoned by Fear: Garth Paltridge
"I HEAR on the scientific grapevine that CSIRO’s biggest problem when providing formal advice to the federal Government on the matter of climate change is to say nothing that can be interpreted as giving aid and comfort to the army of irresponsible … [Read more...] about CSIRO Advice Poisoned by Fear: Garth Paltridge
What is Wilderness? (Part 8)
"Wilderness is mainly in the mind's eye - to be a stranger in a strange land for a fraction of a second and create an other world where what is familiar and drab and safe is fleetingly unrecognisable yet beckons like a siren's song. A place like home … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 8)
Divergent Climate Histories for East and West Antarctica Over 14 Million Years
There is an interesting News Focus story in this week's Science journal, that helps to confirm the different climate histrories for the East and West Antarctic ice sheets - a phenomenon that persists in modern times: ANTARCTICA: Freeze-Dried … [Read more...] about Divergent Climate Histories for East and West Antarctica Over 14 Million Years
What is Wilderness? (Part 7)
"Why do we love to believe that mankind is a plague upon the Earth? We view anything and everything that happens in nature, no matter how barbaric, bloody, or destructive, as good. Indeed, the word 'natural' has no negative connotation at all. If … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 7)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
