Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Within a climate context was last October just an average October and, to coin a phrase, there was nothing to write home about, or is it another data point in the ongoing climate change story? We now have some data we can get our teeth into. In the US We don’t get the full national … Read moreHow has October 2019 worked out?
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. Good choice – it is used in everything around us.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 – 3 win ..“for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos”
It is once again Nobel prize week, and as is traditional, Medicine kicks the proceedings off. So who has contributed to our understanding and won this year? Press Release details are here … The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 was awarded jointly to … William … Read moreNobel Prize 2019 – Physiology or Medicine
The 29th First Annual IgNobel Prize ceremony happened last night at the Sanders Theatre in Harvard University, Cambridge. It is a tad tricky to explain. The IgNobel awards are parody, but also serious, and yet still done as a spoof , but the research that wins is real research published in credible peer-review journals. Those that win … Read moreIgNobel 2019 – Funny and Fascinating – #IgNobel
Every five years, an Outlook Report that examines the Great Barrier Reef’s health, pressures, and likely future is published. The latest, the 2019 edition, is now available. It is very grim reading. If you have your finger on the pulse of the Great Barrier Reef then what it reveals will not be a surprise. The Great Barrier … Read moreGreat Barrier Reef – Outlook Report 2019