Fake news past and present

Warren Nunn The fake news catch-cry has become part of everyday language mainly because of America’s 45th President Donald Trump. Newspaper reporting down the years has included much serious, accurate recording of history;  and some that has been downright sloppy and...

What’s going on under the ice?

Warren Nunn Some really interesting data has emerged that shows there are ‘upside down’ canyons below the Antarctic ice. That should slow you down to picture what that looks like. Driven by currents created as the earth rotates, water from below is eating away at the...

Dogmatic science

Dogmatism is real. We can all have it. Back more than a century ago, when civil debate graced our newspapers, it was refreshing to read reasoned essays such as that that follows. Titled “The dogmatism of science” it appeared in the Spectator of 17 December...

The wisdom of William Lewin

Be careful not to label others Warren Nunn Appearances can be deceptive; that’s not in doubt. Assuming someone’s intelligence by their level of education or station in life is also something to be very careful about. All people have worth and intelligence. Some people...

Adam Sedgwick v Charles Darwin

A considered and needed response Warren Nunn Charles Darwin first learnt about geology from Adam Sedgwick, professor of geology at the University of Cambridge. But it was Sedgwick who first expressed grave misgivings about Darwin’s Origin of Species saying he read it...

Racetrack photo-finish operations

At the winning post ©Warren Nunn For several years from the early 1980s, I worked on a casual basis as a photo-finish operator on various racecourses in Central Queensland and South-East Queensland. Nowadays digital technology means there is a quick and efficient...