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Moving words on the Christchurch calamity

Posted on 24 February, 2011 by Dave C

Vicki Anderson: “The day the earth roared“.

Posted in Links | Tagged Christchurch, disasters, earthquakes

What is an atheist?

Posted on 3 February, 2011 by Dave C

Some interesting and forceful remarks from PZ Myers on what atheism doesn’t mean, directed at atheists themselves.

Posted in Links | Tagged atheism, PZ Myers

Paul Nurse on climate change denialism

Posted on 1 February, 2011 by Dave C

“Science Under Attack“, by Paul Nurse for BBC Horizon (via Hot Topic).

Posted in Links | Tagged climate change, denialism, James Delingpole, Paul Nurse

Kangaroos disrupt Australia Day race

Posted on 28 January, 2011 by Dave C

How un-Australian of them!

Posted in Links | Tagged Australia Day, kangaroos

Belly button biodiversity

Posted on 27 January, 2011 by Dave C

See microbes grown from your bellybutton lint (via Carl Zimmer).

Posted in Links | Tagged bellybutton lint, science

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I’m David J. A. Cooper. I’m a science fiction writer and software engineering academic at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.

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