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By tigtog on 2012-09-29

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Photo of Australian Parliament House (APH) in Canberra

Media Circus: got a Gonski?

By tigtog on 2012-09-03 • ( 1 )

There have been many leaks and many promises: how did the promised policy response to the Gonski report actually go down today?

Biology Fail and #legitimaterape apologism: Todd Akin

By tigtog on 2012-08-20 • ( 20 )

Todd Akin, US congressman and senatorial nominee claimed in an interview that victims of “legitimate rape” have unnamed biological defenses that prevent pregnancy.

New Mars rover Curiosity landing today

By tigtog on 2012-08-06 • ( 6 )

Today the Mars Science Laboratory mission finds out whether they made all the calculations correctly as the delivery vehicle targets Gale Crater for Curiosity’s landing. Landing should be at 15:31 AEST.

Terminology 101: ‘females’ vs ‘women’

By tigtog on 2012-08-06 • ( 32 )

Females :: many species. Women :: one species. Female humans :: one species.
This post has been brought to you courtesy of disingenuous arguments taking place elsewhere.

The Drawbacks Of A Healthy Eating Internet Education

By tigtog on 2012-08-03 • ( 11 )

I know you. We have a lot in common. You have been doing some reading and now you are pretty sure everything in the grocery store and your kitchen cupboards is going to kill you.

A screenshot from Star Trek: The Next Generation showing Capt Picard and Lt Riker each covering their face with their hands

De Botton on sex – even odder than you might have expected

By tigtog on 2012-08-01 • ( 6 )

Apparently Alain de Botton knows exactly how everybody feels about sex (just like he does! how convenient!) while being blithely unaware of the sheer TMI factor. This review of his latest book How To Think More About Sex at sexandthe405.com is long, comprehensive and unfavourable.