Rational Objections to the 2024 NZ Plan Update
The embedding of exploitative pandemic ideology across all health and government services must be removed, and replaced with robust, scientifically sound and ethical policy.
Science
The Craziest Prices in the Fertile Crescent!
An ancient cuneiform tablet turned out to be a 3,500 year old furniture receipt.
What’s Mars up to Now?
As the Red Planet puts on a show with Jupiter, scientists hint at an underground ocean.
The Cult Don’t Want to See How Great the Reef Is Doing
For the last three years, the Great Barrier Reef has had record coral cover.
The DNA Zookeeper Who Decoded the Woolly Mammoth Genome
A mammoth step for conservation… and perhaps resurrection?
C-19: An Orchestrated Litany of Lies
They were not very good scientists before the pandemic and they are still not very good now
Are Robotaxis Prepared to Pick up Fares?
The hopes of a safer, easier world have proven elusive for the manufacturers of robotaxis. Hundreds of accidents with prototypes have attracted investigations.
Female Adolescents Hit Hard During C-19 Lockdowns
Incidents of self-harm among adolescent females were notably higher than expected.
Don’t Swim after Eating or the Cocaine Sharks Will Get You
Home-spun wisdom gets busted and sharks get wired.
The NIH’s Latest Attempt to Incite Fear
But the reality and the science continue to prove that natural immunity is protective and durable, and this is especially true for those in good health and younger age groups.
Gain of Function, Loss of… Everything Else
Any research activity or sponsorship of scientific endeavors that are capable of mass extinction, such as GOF, must be subjected to a higher level of accountability and scrutiny by our elected leaders.
The Vanishing Islands That Just Won’t
The NYT is almost palpably disappointed to find the Maldives are still there – and growing.
What’ll They Do When the Smokers Vanish?
How can smoking cancers “peak” half a century after smoking did?
Sitting Is the Opposite of Standing
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