Book review - "Facts and other lies" by Ed Coper
April 10, 2025 in Reviews

Who knows what to believe any more? With people getting their "news" from Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites where the content is virtually uncensored or unchecked it means that telling the truth from the opposite can be a real challenge. This book is about that challenge.
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Book review - "Am I Made of Stardust?" by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
March 27, 2025 in Reviews

This children's book has 111 answers to questions about space and is a perfect way to introduce children to how scientists think and what we really know about things.
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Book review: "A Short History of Stupid" by Bernard Keane and Helen Razer
March 6, 2025 in Reviews

So you think the world's a sane place dominated by rational thought and actions? Wrong! This book looks at things that should make you go "Umm, what?" while wondering how we survive as a species.
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Book review: Two books about journalism
February 20, 2025 in Reviews

Journalism is back in the news, with talk about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the generation of content, disappearing local papers, staff layoffs, and with a Federal election approaching, bias and the reliability of content. Here are reviews of two books about journalism written by people who know what they are talking about.
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