Media disservice
Are MPs fair game for the media? Should they, or anyone else, be hauled over the coals for a teenage misdemeanour now 22 years in the past? Where is the balance between free press and bullying?
Tag: 2022
Limits to Growth
50 years ago the ‘Limits to Growth’ report predicted collapse of industrialised society in the 21st century, pointing out that infinite growth isn’t possible on a finite planet. We are exactly on track on their collapse trajectory. Can we rethink and embrace the concept of degrowth?
COVID-19 Origins & Motivations
How did the COVID-19 pandemic start? The scientific evidence now suggest the origin was the Huanan wet market. Do we need to know more?
Dear Mike Hosking…
Can cycling be a viable alternative to driving? Media personality Mike Hosking doesn’t think so. I beg to disagree.
Returning to the not-so-smug hermit kingdom
It’s been a relief being in a country where COVID is not the constant topic. What will returning to NZ from Slovenia be like?
Indigeneity & Belonging
Are you only indigenous if you were first in a country? Can you belong in a place if you aren’t indigenous? Can these questions be answered?
Transaction Malfunction
Sometimes there is a total mismatch in communication style and you wonder if it’s you that’s mad or the people to whom you are talking…
The value of risk
What is an appropriate balance between risk and safety? When can and should you make your own decisions in the mountains? Our Slovenian experience.
Fluid Narratives
How have our stories about vaccination changed over time? Here’s our current story, as told to our antivax friends.