tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63267312011-07-31T09:24:51.110+10:00Its all very well to SAY "we believe in science" . Those of us who practice know too many who are really confused about what they believe in ; many really believe in new technology and technofix, rather than the hard yards of science progress . Culturally now,accountancy and responsibility are couched in terms which do not easily identify externalities. The result is quickfix and ignorant short term, halfbaked and bandaid solutions.Little Johnnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326731.post-5252524137900691482011-07-14T09:54:00.000+10:002011-07-14T09:54:22.125+10:00

All this talk about what we MUST do to save the earth is giving us ALL a headache . I'm in for taking a bex and not rushing into it , even though Bob brown may have only 3 years to finally come up with some concrete ideas on how to change people's behaviours . I sort of think he's not exactly the sort of person , with our PM who you would trust to be able to do that.     Do we really know who

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Well I was wrong,(see last post)- most independants by this Saturday have come on board to say "great idea". The idea of a tax is so simple that its appeal to most politicians is completely understandable . What do the practical ones think of all this? Well they won't get a chance to disagree with faitdecomplee call at 5pm tonight.  Powerful symbol of a leader who doesn't lead in that very

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Our PM hasn't run too many of these schools so far,  so it will be interesting to see how it goes . (Dday 10th July 2011) Her biggest challenge,  it seems to me,   is how to keep the cats in the cradle - the kids seated and listening . It may look like those present have signed away their lives to something good, but will the wheelbarrow move once you try to push it down the road ? My feeling is

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Our hung parliament  is not before time . The majority of Australians have got into the idea that the majority knows best . But the majority do not want to see the future. The majority of Australians in 2010 are living well because of coal and gas exports and do not have to worry that our traditional export sector is dying. The majority of Australians do not care that our presenst prosperity is

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Big discussion on Science Ed on ABCTV .I guess i don't exactly know the answer or rather  that there is "one ". I do think kids don't know whats good for them,  but we now tell em they do, and that this is a mistake  . I didn't find maths and science easy,  but I did it because everyone I trusted said it was the thing to aim for -  still is . Want a good interesting and inspiring job -  but you

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A letter to New Scientist Magazine april 2007  just before  I pulled my subs in protest ! Thanks for some stimulating reading . It was good to keep in touch with some of the latest . However ,we are poor practical scientists who can’t really afford your magazine . Despite the image of your magazine many of us well qualified scientists are increasingly treated in Australia with token

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Lets have a good meddle with land use issues ! There will be no effective uproar by those who act as custodians for our resources - after all they are irrelevant -at least politically ( http://fairgomate.blogspot.com) Polys have finally found something that doesn't matter ( but they still spend a lot of money and time on ) but on which they can

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Mr jensen has a good article on the subject in newsweekly 10th january

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One thing that helps is a better educated public on aspects of "eco ---" ie economy, ecology . Industry is often lumped into one category and paradigm- this is not right - different industry types have different needs . Primary / secondary/tertiary industry are treated in a similar way in Australia; This is too simplistic to be supportive of each's natural diversity . Also ,the old

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