Tesla and Edison: The Feud That Wasn’t
Sorry, techbros: your Manichean fantasy just ain’t so.
Science
Please, Show Us the Manuscript
Matariki, an unpublished manuscript and the abandonment of “peer review”.
The Myth of Government Science
Time and again, private enterprise and competition deliver results while government scientists simply collect grants.
The Lancet’s Latest mRNA Review
One of the world’s most influential medical journals has published a review that is largely performative. It raises controversial questions only long enough to defuse them with reassuring conclusions. At best, it reads like marketing. At worst, it’s propaganda.
Malflusiva and the Wheeking Guinea Pigs
America’s most vulnerable seniors will once again be used as guinea pigs while the FDA takes years to figure out if the vaccine is actually harming people. Wheeking indeed.
The Tide Is Finally Turning
Robert Nola, Michael Corballis and John Werry – have died since the letter was published. But the stand they took alongside their fellow professors Kendall Clements, Dame Elizabeth Rata, Douglas Elliffe and Garth Cooper continues to reverberate in public debate and government policy.
Earth Gets a Cosmic Reprieve
The Sun may not swallow our blue marble in a few billion years, after all.
When Ideology Meets Physics, Guess Which Wins?
Data centres or ‘net zero’ – you can’t have both.
Boards Should Be Neutral
The NZPB is not alone. The Real Estate Authority, the Teaching Council and the Nursing Council have all adopted provisions that threaten practitioners with consequences if they don’t toe the ideological line.
The Coming Nuclear Renaissance Is Small and Mighty
Small modular reactors are available now and offer a very constructive way to meet our energy needs. Our energy future is bright. No unreliable wind and solar required.
NZCCP Sets a Precedent of Censorship
When a professional body removes a peer-reviewed article because it conflicts with organisational values, the issue is no longer a single publication, but the future of open inquiry, editorial independence, and professional disagreement.
The Secret Plot for the First Contact!
It’s a bit boring, really – and typically paternalistic.
Poised To Approve mRNA Flu Vaccine
Four months after refusing to review Moderna's application, FDA advisers appear ready to endorse the same vaccine based on largely the same evidence.