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.
Science
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Matariki, an unpublished manuscript and the abandonment of “peer review”.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.
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.