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.
Pork 2.0: Meat blob grown in a lab
Dec 11th, 2009
Meat grown in a lab: the ethics of vat grown vs slaughtered meat (a future discussion as it isn’t quite there yet).
Zoom in! Enhance.. Enhance! Oh, look! There’s a carbon atom.
Oct 30th, 2009
Ever wondered just how small atoms are? Wonder no more with this little web creation!
Start with coffee bean size and head on down.
An animal that wants to be eaten?
Sep 8th, 2009
Gotta love when we take a step closer to a prediction in a science fiction book. This step is toward animals who want to be eaten (thanks Douglas Adams). Well, that’s not completely accurate, but it is roughly along the lines of “The Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy” in which the dilemma for vegetarians is [...]
Why I love TED Talks: Ten “wow” videos
Sep 6th, 2009
I love TED talks, I wish I had enough time to watch them all but I don’t. So I have to make do with the occasional one and spread the good ones around to people I know.
Go fly a kite (and generate power)
Sep 2nd, 2009
It’s one I’ve been referring to in a few conversations lately, so here’s a TED talk by Saul Griffith about a different way to use wind power for electricity generation.
