Before this year's Beijing Olympic Games, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd chastised the Chinese authorities for blocking full access to the internet for the assembled world media: "My attitude to our friends in China is very simple", he said. "They should … [Read more...] about Censoring and the Internet
Philosophy
Michael Crichton on Consensus Science
"There is no such thing as consensus science. If it's consensus, it isn't science. If it's science, it isn't consensus. Period." Michael Crichton (1942-2008) … [Read more...] about Michael Crichton on Consensus Science
Richard Lindzen on the Politicization of Science
Hi Jen, Have you read Richard Lindzen's article about the politicization of science. Did you know Realclimate.org is an astroturf set up by a left-wing PR firm? Al Gore sued Fred Singer to remove a co-author. Numerous heads of climate science … [Read more...] about Richard Lindzen on the Politicization of Science
More Problems with Computer Models: Our World is One of Novelty and Change
The risk of a climate crisis, like the risks associated with sub-prime mortgage securitisation, are calculated using complex computer models and both are too complex for the average punter to understand. As Graham Young wrote last week in a … [Read more...] about More Problems with Computer Models: Our World is One of Novelty and Change
Environmentalism Can’t Replace Religion: A Note from Ian Plimer
Despite our comfortable materialistic lives, there are many who ask: Is that all? They want a meaning for life and yearn for a spiritual life. Some follow the traditional religions, others embrace paranormal beliefs and many follow a variety of … [Read more...] about Environmentalism Can’t Replace Religion: A Note from Ian Plimer
Socratic Irony
Socratic Irony: A pose of ignorance assumed in order to entice others into making statements that can then be challenged. [The Oxford Dictionary.] … [Read more...] about Socratic Irony
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
