On Tuesday morning I walked on the beach at sunrise, and saw a kingfisher hunting sand hoppers on the tide-line. It seemed somehow fitting for the day when the sun would shine on our old airman’s last fiight. For my father-in-law died on Friday and Tuesday was the day of his funeral: a loving celebration […]
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fluoridation: those pesky facts
Reading the comments on a recent Stuff article,I was reminded of the aphorism attributed to Mark Twain: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Continue readingfluoridation – but wait, there’s more
At noon today the NZ Herald had an on-line forum around fluoridation. Aside from engendering a bit of frustration (it took ages for comments to get past moderation), following the chat was an interesting experience. It also left me with questions/comments that weren’t addressed in the relatively short time available. (The forum included Dr Jonathan […]
Continue readingfluoridation (where did science communication go wrong?)
I’m currently reading through the background information prepared for Hamilton City councillors ahead of the meeting they had yesterday, at which they decided to end the fluoridation of Hamilton’s water supply. Right now I’m beginning to think that those of us who are science educators & communicators have done something very wrong, because in the […]
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