Spotlight the Spin
Our weekly (mostly) look at media spin tactics: the first question is always cui bono? The second question is what’s really going on?
Lazy Sunday
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Our beautiful brain
The New Scientist traces the development of the brain from the capacity of “all living cells [to] generate an electrical potential across their membranes by pumping out ions.” Nerves developed as channels to carry signals. At first these were arranged [...]
More on cosmic rays and clouds
You will recall that we recently had a look at work done by Dr Jasper Kirkby and others in the CERN/CLOUD project. The possible story in my words from cosmic rays to temperature change is this. The earth is constantly [...]
Climate clippings 47
EV motor racing is about to begin The article is behind the paywall, but New Scientist reports Federation Internationale d’Automobile (FIA), is calling for proposals for a “Formula E”, an electric vehicle championship it hopes will kick off in 2013. [...]
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by preposterously kyewt baby giant pandas. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
Australia in the Asian century
Last Wednesday in a speech to the AsiaLink and Asia Society Lunch in Melbourne Julia Gillard (transcript here) announced that the government has commissioned a White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. Former Secretary of the Treasury, Dr Ken [...]
Spotlight the Spin
Our weekly (mostly) look at media spin tactics: the first question is always cui bono? The second question is what’s really going on?
Lazy Sunday
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Police violence against the #occupywallstreet protest
The protests have been, by almost all accounts, peaceful, even if the protestors didn’t have a permit. The NYPD is nonetheless making mass arrests, using mace, and manhandling protestors. That kind of disproportionate response should scare all of us
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