Daily Links Apr 15
Dissent by committed people is what has led to so much of our social progression. Think of the Suffragettes, the protests against the Vietnam War, the Franklin River and against …
Daily Links Apr 12
Here we have explored for us a Unified Field Theory of much that is wrong with the human population of Planet Earth in 2024. Our almost endless capacity for psychological adaptation to the biggest of issues has led us to a state of ‘traumatic bonding’. And the future humanity faces unless we do something about it? “The rich will find their world … in general, more unpleasant and unpredictable… . The poor will die.”https://johnmenadue.com/on-cognitive-dissonance-and-courage/
Daily Links Apr 11
The Eastern curlew is standing on the winner’s podium, Tanya Plibersek is about to place the gold medal (note ‘about to’) around that long and graceful neck. We’ll only hear …
Daily Links Apr 8
Thanks Dan. On 9 Apr 2024, at 09:55, greghunt.net Daily Mailer <mailer@greghunt.net> wrote: A day late, sorry. My Bigpond email address no longer works. I’m now just at sonofalcedo@icloud.com alcedo …
Daily Links Apr 8
A day late, sorry. My Bigpond email address no longer works. I’m now just at sonofalcedo@icloud.com alcedo From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au> Sent: Monday, April 8, 2024 9:02 AM Subject: Daily …
Daily Links Apr 9
Leaving matters to an unregulated market has too many times led to grief. Think DDT, thalidomide and asbestos, as well as PFAS. The quotes ‘That government is best which governs …
Daily Links Apr 5
So how has using science to advocate for the environment gone so far? From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au>Date: 5 April 2024 at 09:11:19 GMT+11To: Undisclosed recipients:;Subject: Daily Links Apr 5 Post …
Daily Links Apr 4
Well, well, well – should we be surprised that Glencore’s research found that Glecore’s CCS program poses no threat to the Great Artesian Basin? If ever there is to an …
Daily Links Apr 3
Sections of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone will remain uninhabitable for 20,000 years – and that’s longer than there have been civilisations. The Fukushima recovery has been going now for ten …
Daily Links Apr 2
Off list with Carl Sagan, one of the great minds who, sadly, left us too early. Here he points out, decades ago and with admirable clarity, a baffling inconsistency in …