It Is Inconsistent With Our Values?
How asserting the common humanity of Māori and Pākehā became a political heresy to be suppressed.
Science
Fauci Forced To Plead the Fifth Amendment
Fauci is a megalomanic. Some other politicians are not far behind: Ardern, Mallard, Hipkins, Verrall and also Bloomfield. A sir and a dame. It’s sickening to think of it. The whole thing reads like something out of a horror movie.
It Didn’t Fail, It Just Succeeded Differently
When the theory fails the test of reality, it’s reality that’s at fault, stupid.
Climate Scenarios Are Exactly That, Not Tools
The lesson from this interview is neither to minimise climate risks nor to exaggerate them. It is to use climate science responsibly. Communities deserve planning that is scientifically robust, legally defensible and fair.
Fauci Testifies Before the US Senate
A summary of the US Senate hearing of Dr Anthony Fauci, relating to Covid-19, with timestamps to watch the key moments.
Solar for the Soul or for the Senses
At the end of the day, excuse the pun, it is the consumer who pays for all the mismatches.
JAMA’s Study Still Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
Twenty years ago, a landmark JAMA study changed the way antidepressants were prescribed during pregnancy. Today, readers still aren't seeing the complete scientific record.
Tesla and Edison: The Feud That Wasn’t
Sorry, techbros: your Manichean fantasy just ain’t so.
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Matariki, an unpublished manuscript and the abandonment of “peer review”.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.