Some kids in Africa have invented a urine powered energy source. But something smells funny with their idea.
Scientists didn’t come down in the last shower
Dec 7th, 2010
Had a letter published in the SMH on a climate change denier’s wilful misquoting of scientists on climate change. He claimed climate change was wrong because he read an article wrong!
How science is reported in mainstream media
Sep 22nd, 2010
As a lot of what makes it into the public mind of science is rather loosely related to the original science, I thought I’d dig up a couple of comic strips about the decidedly unscientific process of science reporting.
Short film: Shinya Kimura and making custom bikes
Jul 21st, 2010
Shinya Kimura from Chabott engineering talks about making custom bikes, riding bikes. “I use my own hands and break my back making the bikes”.
If social networking sites were people
Mar 9th, 2010
If social websites were people. What a bunch of weirdos eh?
Homoeopathy, Letter to Boots and the 10:23 campaign
Feb 11th, 2010
What is homoeopathy? What is the 10:23 campaign? And what’s this about water having a memory and boots selling sugar pills?
Some random future ideas on government doing solar (following on, as promised in my earlier blog about South Australia’s solar plans). Part 1 of a set of ideas for Australia’s future.
