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The Guardian has run a front page editorial on the Copenhagen summit along with 56 papers in 20 languages. I read it at Real Climate who "takes no formal position" on its statements. I suppose it is to avoid the acusation of being political... Well, I have rarely read an editorial I agree with more. And I say that with the utmost formality! It was released under Creative Commons license, so I will reproduce it here in its entirety: Copenhagen climate change conference: Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step…
The Guardian Science Blog has published my article on the rather excellent Guerilla Science organisation. I discovered them last year when they invited me to talk at the Secret Garden Party. I'm happy to say I'll be returning this year, and I implore you all to get involved in this kind of thing (if only for the free entry to festivals): Of the thousands heading to Suffolk this weekend for the Latitude Festival, most will be looking forward to a few days of music, camping and socially acceptable breakfast drinking. One thing they're probably not expecting is a lecture on astrophysics. But…
The Guardian Science blog were kind enough to allow Martin of LayScience.net and myself to write up an article on science and the European elections: On Thursday, millions of us will go to the polls to decide how Britain is represented in the European Parliament, but few will have the faintest idea where the candidates stand on issues that affect the food we eat, the air we breathe, the energy in our homes and the chemicals in our environment.Science is at the heart of our modern world, and it deserves to be at the heart of political discussion too. Link