Watch Wilkins from Space 14 Dec 2008 The Wilkins Ice Shelf, of course. The European Space Agency has a “satcam” up for you to see how it’s going. General Science
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General Science Antivaxer story on the way 29 Apr 2009 Although Sunday Night did a very good story on the antivaccination campaign’s cost in lives, it now looks like they will do a follow up that takes the antivaxxer line, if the appearance in the ads of Australia’s least accurate journalist Mike Munro is any guide. Munro is a gutter… Read More
General Science Spin versus framing: the tragedy of PR 31 Aug 200818 Sep 2017 For my sins, I was once a public relations guy, for an educational institution, and I held positions roughly in that domain (e.g., as public communications manager for a medical research institute, although I managed the means not the message) for the bulk of my professional life until I finally… Read More
The metaphor hadn’t escaped me. I’m fat, all wet, and my future is uncertain. But I’m far from frigid, and penguins don’t shit on me.
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
I’ve been watching it, and that ice bridge is getting real narrow at the far end. I’m thinking a clean break pretty dang soon.
I’ve been watching it, and that ice bridge is getting real narrow at the far end. I’m thinking a clean break pretty dang soon.