In the marshmallow challenge a bunch of CEOs and primary school kids were given marshmallows and toothpicks and told to build the tallest structure possible within a certain amount of …
I’m writing this in the noisy departure lounge of Nadi Airport, Fiji. The plane is delayed a couple of hours, so I thought I’d start thinking about one of the …
The other day I wrote an article about scientific catastrophising. In How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature I’ve also delved into how news algorithms amplifyAmplification (of …
I’ve been away for a couple of weeks taking a group of friends and family to Fiji so this is just a quick udpate. I don’t normally do tours outside …
Last week I was delighted to be invited onto this forum, alongside Marc Oremus of the ShellBank (Turtle) Project, Tia Bool of Project Restore and Matt Singleton from the Odonata Foundation. …
If any of you have followed my writing for long, you’ll know I bestow a grim power on plants. As nature’s first recipients of the Sun’s eroding energy they become …
We’re back in the Banda Sea in November spotting magnificent Blue Whales. We still have one cabin left by the way. Let me know soon if you’d like to join …
For years, conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable planet for …
I’ve was asked to take part in a webinar for Threatened Species Day on Tuesday 9 September (4:00 to 5:30pm AEDT) with the OceanEarth Foundation exploring the question of how …
When scientists over-reach and journalists let them, we end up with a mixture of soothsaying and anxiety. So, I’m disappointed when media enables a narrative laced with despair that isn’t …
