anti-vaccination anti-science

At Respectful Insolence, Orac has a recent post discussing ‘anti-science’, and I thought of this when I finally got around to writing this piece (which Grant has kindly ‘left to me’, as it were!). Here’s how Orac defines the term ‘anti-science’:  It’s an imperfect term for people who reject well-established science. To get a flavor […]

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choosing for the future

This one’s really intended for students in year 11/12, & their teachers & parents – those of my readers who are in year 13 will already have worked out where they’d like to be & made their subject choices. In the weeks before the start of the A semester, my diary rapidly fills up with […]

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on your bike

I drive a car. I also ride a bike to work a couple of days a week (an 18km round trip each time). And this is not a post on the science of either, but a plea to some car drivers for a bit more consideration (& road space). Today I consider myself lucky to […]

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