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On the costs of mega-science projects

Today I awoke to the news that Germany has announced its intention to withdraw from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. The SKA is an ambitious project that plans to build a radio telescope with…

On the creation of higher education cartels

I love the free market. It means my morning cup of coffee costs roughly the same at almost all the coffee shops near campus. The free market is however ruthlessly efficient, even if it is largely responsible…
Attorney-General George Brandis during a debate at Parliament House in Canberra. AAP Image/Daniel Munoz

On global warming, settled science and George Brandis

The Australian Attorney General, Senator George Brandis, is no stranger to controversy. His statement in parliament that “people do have a right to be bigots” rapidly gained him notoriety, and it isn’t…
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The rise and rise of the science politician

In our naive youth, we imagine scientific careers that are exceedingly pure. In them, all that matters is the quality of our ideas, evidence and insight, written up in concise documents and published in…
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Malala’s voyage

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani education activist ruthlessly shot by the Taliban last month for the “crime” of promoting education for girls, has become an inspiring symbol of courage against…