Brazilian science reporting site 7 Apr 2009 Well, it may be the case that science reporting is dying in English speaking publishing, but it looks like in Brazil, they are still able to do it. I was just interviewed online (good use of the technology) by a reporter from this site, Pesquisa FAPESP. If you do Portuguese, go check it out. Education
Education British schoolkids’ teddies win space race 6 Dec 200818 Sep 2017 I just love this: Cambridge University’s Space Flight club got local school children to make space suits for these teddy bears, which were attached to a helium balloon that rose to 30km, enough to see the curvature of the earth. All teds were recovered safely. I expect Prof. Steve Steve… Read More
Censorship The Policy policy, and a Bill of Rights 3 Dec 2008 When my kids were in school, I noticed an interesting phenomenon that went something like this: Headmaster: No, your kids can’t be being bullied. We have a policy against bullying. I came to call this the “Policy policy”: so long as there’s a Policy in place for some longstanding problem,… Read More
Education Bigotry in the sunshine state 2 Dec 2008 The only problem with Queensland, apart from the occasional severe storm, is that they filled it with Queenslanders. Here’s a bunch of northern bigots protesting a Muslim school being built on the Gold Coast “because they won’t integrate” with Australian society by being, I don’t know, Christian or something. Resident’s… Read More