Royal Society of Victoria

Is too much pounding the table the problem with science today?

Science requires open debate. It does not advance by consensus or political pressure”.

What is science

The scientific method requires scientists to test all theories. Science progresses not by claiming a theory is true but by proving a theory is false”.

I will start this essay by clarifying what science is not.

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From Cania Gorge to the highlands of Tasmania and lots of places in between – the mismanagement of Australia’s forests

While on a bushwalk through Cania Gorge National Park near Monto last June, I tended to do what I always do. I studied the forest around me as I walked up a particular gully off the main gorge and looked for clues about the history of the forest and its condition.… Read more

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