Guest Author • Mar 22, 2019 •
Dr Paul Ralph By live-streaming the Christchurch mosque shooting, Facebook has drawn our collective attention, once again, to the role of social media in mass shootings and terrorism. Each time something like this happens, the tech giants claim to be doing everything they can, the tech pundits bemoan the problem as intractable, and the politicians fail … Read More
Guest Author • Jun 30, 2018 •
Michael Schulson Social media algorithms help charlatans spread autism cures, vaccine disinformation, and AIDS denialism through online videos. Who’s really to blame? Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury is an Indian engineer with, he says, an honorary Ph.D. in diabetes science from Alliance International University, a school in Zambia that bears many of the hallmarks of an online scam. He … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 06, 2017 •
By Professor Lloyd Spencer Davis, University of Otago We live in a world where we consume more and more of our media online – especially with regard to videos. For those of us interested in communicating science in such a medium it is not enough to simply put our videos online. Every minute of the day, 300 new hours … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 04, 2012 •
via A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE And all to launch the TV channel TNT in Belgium. … Read More
Ken Perrott • Sep 20, 2012 •
I saw this young Muslim women on the TV news last night. She was demonstrating against the US over that silly video. The interview asked her _”but don’t you believe in freedom of expression. Her answer – “Yes, but not … Continue reading → … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 29, 2012 •
What a mad day. I’ve been happily tweeting/Facebooking/Google Plussing these links today, and figured I should just get it over and point to them in a brief blog post. This post will cover protecting your web browsing habits, tracking who’s tracking you, and how to better encrypt your traffic. So, yes. First things first. Your [...] … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 28, 2011 •
Here’s a little clip from one of Richard Dawkins presentations. I think it’s a fitting illustration of what science would be like if epistemologically it behaved the way religion does. It also ridicules the concept that religion has “other ways … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Nov 15, 2011 •
As taught by Tim Minchin. I hasten to add that there is no intention to offend Mr Whippy. tim minchin on human logic – YouTube. Thanks to Massimo Pigliucci … Read More
Ken Perrott • Nov 03, 2011 •
Here’s a great video. It’s not short (31 mins) but its well worth watching right through – or downloading and watching later. Even watching several times, the speaker is so eloquent and precise with his language. In it Scott Clifton … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Oct 20, 2011 •
Here’s a nice little video from Greg Craven. It’s arguing for an approach to the climate change controversy which doesn’t involve understanding complex science – risk management. It’s a sensible approach. one that governments and organisations often take when they … Continue reading → … Read More