Opinion Dominion

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Not sure what this proves...

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Jason Soon yesterday tweeted with approval this article by the Grattan Institute arguing in favour of electricity network privatisation.   ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Easily conned companies

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I have never heard of this woman before , but given the contents of this report, I would be surprised if she turned out not to be an extrao...

Having second thoughts, Joe?

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Hockey trial: 'I don't instruct or control' the North Sydney Forum Somehow [he says with what he hopes readers will detect as ...
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The (uncertain) psychology of becoming a jihadist

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ISIS and the Foreign-Fighter Phenomenon — The Atlantic Here's a rather interesting article on the psychology of the foreign fighters j...

Local weather

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It still seems unusually warm and humid in Brisbane for this time of year.   I see that there is a cyclone watch for Far North Queensland,...

Local reaction

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Monday, March 09, 2015

It would appear that Republicans think they can win the Presidency on the over 50 vote alone...

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Rand Paul says calling same-sex unions marriage 'offends' him and that gay marriage should have been replaced with 'contracts...

Japanese tourism in two parts

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1.  Puts a different spin on writing a "glowing" review: Fukushima is looking to recruit someone willing to visit the prefectu...

Doing arithmetic unconsciously

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The smart unconscious � Mind Hacks Interesting account here of an experiment which seems to show the unconscious mind can do arithmetic rea...

Dream type 2

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Last night provided an example of another type of dream - the story driven one,  which can be annoying not to finish, because I wanted to se...
Sunday, March 08, 2015

Dream combinations

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So, I was at the doctor's on Friday; yesterday both prawns and wine did come up in conversation with my wife; and last night I noticed a...

Quantum physics for birdbrains

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From Physics World : Scientists believe that some species of birds navigate using Earth's magnetic field – an idea known as magn...
Saturday, March 07, 2015

Ticks and a terrible allergy

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I was catching up on some episodes of Catalyst last night, and came across the fascinating, if worrying, story of how it has recently been d...
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Friday, March 06, 2015

Unexpected consequences

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Drought-Stricken Sao Paulo Battles Dengue Fever Outbreak - WSJ It turns out that restricting the water supply to a city in drought causes p...

An immature and churlish government

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1.  Abbott must stop sacking Labor appointees | The Australian 2.   The Coalition is refusing to guarantee funding to scientific research...

If you ask me...

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...there is actually too little public interest in what the bright spots on Ceres are. The thing that seems most peculiar to me is that th...

Weird experiences noted

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When Things Happen That You Can’t Explain - NYTimes.com
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Another big problem with smoking

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Smokers responsible for increase in Adelaide house fires  Wow.  The figures are really surprising: An alarming rate of house fires link...

A misleading headline

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No link found between psychedelics and psychosis  Read the article and my point should be clear.   I would have thought the sub-editors fo...

No, I would not watch

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Gogglebox Australia: Here's what it is and why you would watch I guess I have seen bits of Gogglebox for a total of aobut 30 minutes no...
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