Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park and other best sellers, gave a lecture on 6th November with the text now 'doing the rounds' on the internet. Titled, 'Fear, Complexity and Environmental Management in the 21st Century' it is a bit of a … [Read more...] about How Many Died at Chernobyl?
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Importing Doctors and Trees is Immoral
I was interested to read in today's Courier-Mail (pg 29) that Queensland Premier Peter Beattie considers it "immoral" for a national as wealthy as Australia to rely on developing nations to provide its medical workforce. The Premier was referring to … [Read more...] about Importing Doctors and Trees is Immoral
Blogs with an Australian Environmental Focus
A farmer from south western Queensland phoned me about one of my columns in The Land newspaper earlier this year. It was my column on koalas and he wanted to tell me about how many koalas, kangaroos and emus there were on his property. I suggested … [Read more...] about Blogs with an Australian Environmental Focus
Martin Ferguson Promotes Australian Forestry
"Australia has 155 million hectares of native forests. About 10 percent - 11 million hectares - of those forests are managed for wood production with less than 1 percent being harvested in any one year. The small proportion of forests that is … [Read more...] about Martin Ferguson Promotes Australian Forestry
Christmas Eve 2005
It feels like Christmas Eve ... It is so hot here in Brisbane. I have eaten too many fruit mince pies and I have three packets of unopened Christmas cards that were to be written in and posted earlier this week. But nevermind. My Christmas tree … [Read more...] about Christmas Eve 2005
Intelligent What? Not Science.
This is the best news that I have heard in ages, from the Boston Globe Online: WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Pennsylvania yesterday ruled that intelligent design is "nothing less than the progeny of creationism" and should not be taught in public … [Read more...] about Intelligent What? Not Science.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
