Tag Archives: Merchants of Doubt

Conversations around a Christmas table

Posted on 21 December 2010 by Peter Boyer

Christmas is a reminder of how far we have still to travel to achieve universal peace and goodwill, but for all its problems life is still worth celebrating. [21 December 2010 | Peter Boyer] Christmas is family, friends and a … Continue reading →

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Swimming against the tide: why we’re losing the emissions battle

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Peter Boyer

Address by Peter Boyer to the Teacher Professional Development meeting of the Primary Industry Centre for Science Education, Hobart, 6 December 2010 [The presentation began with a viewing of an excerpt from a 1958 US television production and a Hobart … Continue reading →

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