Saturday night, I was eating chocolates at Catherine’s (remember my friend who tutors kids in maths), when Rowan phoned. Not any Rowan. The Rowan Dean from Sky Television. He was working late. We had just been talking about him at dinner, because … [Read more...] about Penguins, Rowan Dean and Selling Books
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Bushfires, Concepts of Wilderness, and a New Book
Journalist Clarissa Bye from the Daily Telegraph has done a really good job of summarizing my concerns and recommendations for better bushfire management across Australia. The article entitled 'Burning Question on Fires and Climate Link' has been … [Read more...] about Bushfires, Concepts of Wilderness, and a New Book
Asking the Non-Consensual Questions, My New Book on Climate Change
He is calling it the ‘thinking sceptics’ guide to climate change. The article is by journalist Graham Lloyd in The Weekend Australian. It is about my new book, Climate Change: The Facts 2020 (CCTF2020). Graham Lloyd has read the book – all 20 … [Read more...] about Asking the Non-Consensual Questions, My New Book on Climate Change
Critical Thinking – First Requires an Understanding of the Basics
I once assumed everyone knew how to read graphs (charts), but I was wrong. So wrong. Of course, graphs are a quick way to understand patterns in data. They are a quick way to test whether a claim is supported by the data, or not. But graphs … [Read more...] about Critical Thinking – First Requires an Understanding of the Basics
My Second Short Film: Under the Sea at the Ribbon Reefs
During the bushfires that devastated so much of southeast Australia, before the pandemic that stopped all the travel, I had the opportunity to spend a whole week on a boat traversing the northeast edge of Australia’s continental shelf – about 60 kms … [Read more...] about My Second Short Film: Under the Sea at the Ribbon Reefs
Roaring in Defiance, with Helen Reddy, Craig Kelly and Zoe Buhler
Originally from Melbourne, musician Helen Reddy wrote such an inspiring song about women ‘in numbers too big to ignore’ back in 1971. That was when my mother was telling me ‘It’s a man’s world', while at the same time providing me with every … [Read more...] about Roaring in Defiance, with Helen Reddy, Craig Kelly and Zoe Buhler
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
