Author Archives: Peter Boyer

The crisis of public education

Good teachers stay with you for your whole life. Here’s a short roll call of some teachers who shaped mine. At primary school I fell in love with kind, patient Miss Fielding, my first grade teacher, while streetwise Mrs Dick … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ferries, electric transport: small steps on a long journey

It has been a long and anxious wait, but last week produced two signs that the Tasmanian government is now on board with the notion that being committed to climate change is more than just saying so.  The first came … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Ferries, electric transport: small steps on a long journey

How science can help you feel better

The passage of time was never more confronting to me than seeing Professor Gretta Pecl in the news last week as co-author of a new, devastating report on the state of the global ocean. She’s also presenting next Friday at … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How science can help you feel better