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diamat1 posted a blog entry
Environmental movement needs pragmatism
Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart BrandPrice: US$17.153Hardcover: 336...
Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart BrandPrice: US$17.153Hardcover: 336...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
The global warming conspiracy?
The hacked emails from the East Anglia Climate Centre in the UK have not been a big issue in New Zealand. At least for most...
The hacked emails from the East Anglia Climate Centre in the UK have not been a big issue in New Zealand. At least for most...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
New Zealand’s climate change deniers’ distortions exposed.
I am pleased to see that the attempt to promote a New Zealand version of “climategate” has more or less foundered....
I am pleased to see that the attempt to promote a New Zealand version of “climategate” has more or less foundered....
diamat1 posted a blog entry
Peer review – an emotional roller coaster
Every publishing scientist is aware of the emotional roller coaster that goes along with peer review. The...
Every publishing scientist is aware of the emotional roller coaster that goes along with peer review. The...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Persistent Vegetative States and the Problem with Facilitated Communication
If you read the print version of the NZ Herald today you would have seen featured on the front page a miraculous case of a man...
If you read the print version of the NZ Herald today you would have seen featured on the front page a miraculous case of a man...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
Those “climategate” emails
The current “scandal” erupting around the hacking of servers at the University of East Anglias’ Climate...
The current “scandal” erupting around the hacking of servers at the University of East Anglias’ Climate...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
The rules of science
PZ Myers has a great post Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher About Intelligent Design. It briefly discusses, and...
PZ Myers has a great post Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher About Intelligent Design. It briefly discusses, and...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Rats, Bad Decisions and Jelloshots
It is an accepted fact of life that alcohol and good decision making have only loose a acquaintance with one another. Like...
It is an accepted fact of life that alcohol and good decision making have only loose a acquaintance with one another. Like...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
Morality – from the heavens or nature?
Yet another great video from the recent AAI Convention. It’s a presentation by Andy Thomson on the scientific approach to...
Yet another great video from the recent AAI Convention. It’s a presentation by Andy Thomson on the scientific approach to...
Dsten posted a blog entry
TXT Language Redeemed
Working in a laboratory, as I do, abbreviations and acronyms are a way of life. Seriously, if we had to enunciate all of those...
Working in a laboratory, as I do, abbreviations and acronyms are a way of life. Seriously, if we had to enunciate all of those...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
The clash of science and politics
I am awaiting the Employment Court’s decision of Jim Salinger’s case (see Clamping down on science communication)....
I am awaiting the Employment Court’s decision of Jim Salinger’s case (see Clamping down on science communication)....
Dsten posted a blog entry
Beware the Demons!!!!!*
Catching up on blogs from over the weekend this one on the Center For Inquiry blog particularly stood out in the category of...
Catching up on blogs from over the weekend this one on the Center For Inquiry blog particularly stood out in the category of...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Can Torture Ever Be Justified?
I don’t think I would be going out on too much of a limb if I observed that most of us find the idea of torture to be...
I don’t think I would be going out on too much of a limb if I observed that most of us find the idea of torture to be...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Disgust or Anger?
The ability to recognise the emotional states of those around us is a very useful tool which allows us to act appropriately in...
The ability to recognise the emotional states of those around us is a very useful tool which allows us to act appropriately in...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
Empathy’s origins
Book Review: The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society by Frans de Waal Price: US$17.15 Hardcover:...
Book Review: The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society by Frans de Waal Price: US$17.15 Hardcover:...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
BCA libels Simon Singh?
Update to A victory for Simon Singh.Apparently the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) have given way to emotion in a...
Update to A victory for Simon Singh.Apparently the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) have given way to emotion in a...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
A victory for Simon Singh
Science writer Simon Singh has won a victory in his chiropractic libel battle!I initially discussed his case in Suppressing...
Science writer Simon Singh has won a victory in his chiropractic libel battle!I initially discussed his case in Suppressing...
diamat1 posted a blog entry
The Earth and Moon – from Mars
The High Imaging Science Experiment orbiting Mars is producing some great images of the Martian surface (have a browse through...
The High Imaging Science Experiment orbiting Mars is producing some great images of the Martian surface (have a browse through...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Simon Singh Granted Permission to Appeal,
This just in (sort of), for those following the unfortunate case of the British Chiropractic Association suing columnist and...
This just in (sort of), for those following the unfortunate case of the British Chiropractic Association suing columnist and...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Natural Health Expo(sed)?
Driving around Hamilton the past few weeks I couldn’t help but notice the signs sprinkled around the city for the...
Driving around Hamilton the past few weeks I couldn’t help but notice the signs sprinkled around the city for the...
Dsten posted a blog entry
Tragedy in the UK
Last week I presented the safety study for the Gardasil qHPV vaccine, after this a reader remarked that it was a relief to see...
Last week I presented the safety study for the Gardasil qHPV vaccine, after this a reader remarked that it was a relief to see...
