THE Gaia hypothesis first proposed by British scientist James Lovelock – the notion that all living things are interlinked as a single self-regulating body – is popular with some scientists and accords with the idea that because human activity has … [Read more...] about From Gaia to Medea: More Hubris
Climate & Climate Change
‘Climate Porn’ & Other New Words
The big trend for [last] year was the growth of environmental language: of ecocentrism, referring to the philosophy in which the ecosphere is more important than an organism or human activity ... of climate porn, referring to alarmist predictions … [Read more...] about ‘Climate Porn’ & Other New Words
Comedian George Carlin on ‘Saving the Planet’
Here's a video for those tired of the righteous and what Bob Carter calls hubris: Click to play. … [Read more...] about Comedian George Carlin on ‘Saving the Planet’
More on Global Warming and Malaria
Dear Jennifer, Prof Paul Reiter has just informed me of a recently published article of his in Malaria Journal that may be of interest to you. The article is based on the chapter he wrote for the Civil Society Report on Climate Change. It is … [Read more...] about More on Global Warming and Malaria
It’s Cold in Europe
Governments across Europe declared states of emergency and ordered factories to close as Russia cut all gas supplies through Ukraine yesterday in their worsening dispute over unpaid bills. Read more here. … [Read more...] about It’s Cold in Europe
A Cold Snap in a Warming World?
"A COLD front is sweeping across Europe after gripping swathes of North America last month, but the deep freeze does not mean the threat of global warming has abated, caution scientists." [Read more here.] But at least one cartoonist in … [Read more...] about A Cold Snap in a Warming World?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
