Category: climate change

No Illusions 20 – John Cook from Skeptical Science Mar 2011

My guest IN THE STUDIO today is John Cook, astrophyscist, web developer, and founder of Skeptical Science, an absolutely brilliant resource for anyone needing to refute the common…

No Illusions #12 – Ewan Saunders, Socialist Alliance #AusVotes Aug 2010

Ewan Saunders is the Socialist Alliance’s Brisbane candidate in the upcoming federal election. I caught up with him recently to talk about socialism, climate change, indigenous communities, and the Socialist…

Australia: The Unlucky Country? Jul 2010

While waiting in the Apple Store Chermside today (waiting, that is, for them to replace the hard drive on my 5 month old 17″ Macbook Pro for the…

No Illusions Podcast 08 – Dominion Over Fowl Mar 2010

Tonight we try something we haven’t done in a long time – Chrissy joins me on the podcast. We lit up a Perdomo Lot 23, sat outside on…

Ethics vs Economics Dec 2009

I was reading more of Clive Splash’s writing over the last few days and it struck me why I’m always getting into arguments with people about how we’re…

A few words from Clive Splash Dec 2009

It was announced today that Dr Clive Splash has resigned from the CSIRO because the organisation was censoring his attempts to criticize Cap and Trade schemes. As I’m…

Australia Needs To Lead The World Dec 2009

I’m reading the Australian government’s CPRS white paper tonight and there are some issues that I don’t understand. In the Foreword, the paper says: “… we have more…

CRU Hack Has Nothing Of Interest Nov 2009

Oh come ON. This CRU hack story is the biggest beat-up I’ve heard in a long time. Of the 4000 documents and emails they hackers got their hands…

GDay World 395 – Bill Liao, Neo.org Oct 2009

Bill Liao is one of those people who makes you realize that you aren’t trying hard enough. He chatted with me recently about two of his current projects…

How Twitter Saved Me $2000 Oct 2009

A lesson in the power of having a network for those people who still snort when you mention Twitter (who are, I’m sure, the same people who still…