Tag Archives: education

Reflections on our troubling times

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Peter Boyer

The world’s most prestigious scientific institutions say we’ve got a problem. Why don’t our leaders believe them? [25 March 2014 | Peter Boyer] We’ve grown up to believe that scientists are reliable sources of information about us and our universe. … Continue reading →

Posted in AAAS, atmospheric science, Australian politics, bureaucracy, changes to climate, education, future climate, international politics, leadership, modelling, NAS, Royal Society, scientific method, Tasmanian politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Reflections on our troubling times

Home, not-so-sweet Home

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Peter Boyer

There are ways of making homes less burnable, but then there’s nature — especially human nature. [26 February 2013 | Peter Boyer] Some rain has come and, fingers crossed, the bushfire season might just be over — a good time … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, built environment, changes to climate, climate system, ecology, economic activity, economic threat from climate, education, environmental degradation, forest science, human behaviour, natural events, psychology, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Home, not-so-sweet Home

The unpredictable behaviour of butterflies and humans

Posted on 19 February 2013 by Peter Boyer

Barbara Kingsolver’s insight into the complexities of human behaviour. [19 February 2013 | Peter Boyer] Digitising everything is the flavour of our age, but some things can’t be expressed as numbers. I discovered that years ago as a lowly manager … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, agriculture and farming, biodiversity, biological resources, changes to climate, climate system, consumption, contrarians, ecology, economic activity, education, environmental degradation, food, land use, natural events, psychology, public opinion, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The unpredictable behaviour of butterflies and humans