Guest Work • 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
Ken Perrott • Sep 12, 2011 •
This old argument is getting another airing among the internet climate change contrarian/denier ghetto. Briefly it claims that humans have nothing to do with current climate change – it’s all caused by the sun! Specifically the influence of cosmic rays … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Jul 31, 2011 •
I often discuss a scientific approach to morality‪ because I find this an interesting and developing field. However, morality is still sometimes linked in the public mind with religion, so it’s worth actually considering those religious arguments. QualiaSoup is currently … Continue reading → … Read More