The first known case of the current swine flu pandemic occurred amid a highly unusual outbreak of contagious respiratory ailments near a large factory hog farm in Mexico; and the public-health community had been warning for years that hog farms posed … [Read more...] about Swine Flu and ‘Factory Farming’
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Obama’s Hurricane Warning
During a town hall meeting prior to his primetime press conference Wednesday, President Obama offered a dire global weather forecast to mark his 100th day in office. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Obama’s Hurricane Warning
The Work of Ferenc Miskolczi (Part 1)
OUR understanding of the natural world does not progress through the straight forward accumulation of facts because most scientists tend to gravitate to the established popular consensus also known as the established paradigm. Thomas Kuhn describes … [Read more...] about The Work of Ferenc Miskolczi (Part 1)
Defining the Greens (Part 6)
It is now official, at least in Britain, Environmentalism is a religion. Indeed, one can now sue for religious discrimination with environmentalism listed as the affronted creed. According to Tom Nicholson, a 41-year old married man, being Green … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 6)
The Mathematics of Connectivity and Bushfires: A Note from David Ward
HUNGARY has produced many outstanding mathematicians and physicists. Perhaps there is a connection with rampant violin playing. One of these was Paul Erdös who was the twentieth century’s most prolific mathematician, with 1475 papers to his … [Read more...] about The Mathematics of Connectivity and Bushfires: A Note from David Ward
Some Changes: Plimer Book Launches
Due to overwhelming demand there have been some changes to the venues, dates and times for Ian Plimer's book launches, Information here. … [Read more...] about Some Changes: Plimer Book Launches