Sunday, October 14, 2018

Why some people think women are inferior, and why they are wrong

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I have been reading Angela Saini's new book, Inferior: How science got women wrong and the new research that's rewriting the story ....
Saturday, October 13, 2018

What if we had invested in wind instead of the oil sands?

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An interesting infographic in The Guardian gives a graphic analysis what might have been if Canada had spent the $200 billion it has invest...
Friday, October 12, 2018

Armenia is part of La Francophonie? Why?

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I can't get too excited by the news that Canadian Michaëlle Jean lost her bid to be re-elected as head of the Organisation International...

Kanye West and Donald Trump - may you ride off into the sunset together

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Kanye West's jaw-dropping love-in with Donald Trump at the White House yesterday was something to behold. Now, the man says he has me...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Why do people hate carbon taxes, and why are they wrong?

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Further to my last blog entry (The fight against climate change is going through a scary lull), I got to wondering just why there is such op...
Saturday, October 06, 2018

The fight against climate change is going through a scary lull

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I have the distinct feeling that the fight against climate change is going through a period of retrenchment. And this comes just as the UN ...
Friday, October 05, 2018

System of appointments to US top court riddled with political interference

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After the US Senate voted 51-49 today to allow the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to go to a final vote (probably early next week som...
Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Biodegradable Nuatan could help wean us off our plastic addiction

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At last, a viable, fully biodegradable alternative to plastic may be on the horizon (and God knows we need one). Nuatan is an all-natural b...