One might hope, as a middle aged mild insomniac, that there remains a question as to the direction of causation: sleep deprivation> AB > Plaque >Alzheimers vs AB > {sleep deprivation &…
Gerard, I was going to agree with you. Your arguments make apparent, intuitive sense. However, then I thought that maybe there was actually some basis for Stefan's assertions, counter-intuitive as they…
But then he lumps these in with people who are simply disagree with him - such as Steve Price and Gerald Henderson. As a mocker you fail to understand the implicit appeal to authority fallacy in Henderson…
thanks for the tip on Room. and let's not forget to imbibe a little schadenfreude on lives less worthy in the re-tweeting. ;-)
Thanks Lauren, on your review, I shall probably read the volume sometime soont - after Room, perhaps. However, on the "glamming it up for twitter", "drama queens" have been around…
It is important to draw adequate distinctions between culture and society, religion and culture and religion and faith. Culture does not necessarily respond to research, to agitation, to definitions…
I agree Phil, "Gunns is now a zombie company. It lurches from one dire financial announcement to another, leaving a trail of red ink in its wake." ... "Thus, the larger the corporation…
Don, I'd like to make sure we include the caveat that "description precedes prescription". Not all speculation is of equal value and I'm not convinced that the "scientific method"…
Joh actually retired to Tasmania and lived in an area largely inhabited by descendants of Tasmanian Aborigines. I took Dale's proscription to be against teaching that the Tasmanian Aborigines are actually…
Not sure about most of the premisses since Rod's article. There is more than a little debate about whether women dress for men or for the competition (mainly other women) to scare them off. There was…
Medical services follow population growth. It is worth remembering that not all rural or remote centres were always sparsely populated. Rural is not always or necessarily remote, even in Australia…
I'd never have thought I'd be defending Dale!!!!! I even gave him a + because I liked his comment.
Thinking through is sometimes over-rated and sometimes over-thinking. NAPLAN does have some positives inside schools (I know of at least 3 in the ACT that use it to help plan improvement initiatives…
Prof Sussex says: “It will be necessary for boards of study in Australian institutions to work out which of these courses they will afford credit for as part of an Australian degree.” A good starting…
Ditto Tracy. Not often we see bouquets for Dale, but they're (hard?) earned this time.
Tracy, I'm not convinced by the assertion that cheap beer means less violence. First, reporting, especially of domestic violence, has changed since beer was cheap. Second, cheap beer won't stop kids…
Apart from the fact that NAPLAN doesn't prevent either of your examples, Dale - the National Curriculum goes some way - I can't see what you're being hit for here. NAPLAN tests literacy and numeracy skills…
Sorry Stephen, dancer is to dance is not the same as teacher is to teaching. Unless you want to insert choreographer and curriculum writers as a first step and then talk about composer and some other…
certitude without qualification is 100% certainty, you admitted no degrees. think before you write.
I live in Canberra. I too was brought up on JSM and I know who Gates and Feynman are - and Murray Gell-Mann too. I marked you down for misappropriating them in service of your cause. You do not know…