Dr Kit Yates examines the lessons emerging from the Covid Inquiry and why fear of pressure from politicians led to the creation of Independent SAGE
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In my academic job, I’ve just started a new 5-year project called ‘Visions for the future‘. In the first year of the project, I’ll tackle some methodological questions, including working out the discussion we had here some years ago on normative audits, and the question what ‘synthetic political philosophy’ is (on which Eric also has, […]
In general, experts are on the same page that platypuses are struggling and will continue to decline if nothing changes.
A sad Shire magpie who simply wants a friend is unable to comprehend why everyone he swoops down on to give a hug to runs away in terror. “I’m so alone all day on top of this telegraph pole and... Read More ›
"If it is safe, dump it in Tokyo! If it is safe, test it in Paris! If it is safe, store it in Washington! But keep our Pacific nuclear free!"
An open invitation to the Fremantle launch ...
The reviews for HBM are coming in and, so far, have been enormously positive ...
The annual coming of the cold season known as “winter” has once again caught Australia’s population completely off guard, causing mass confusion over whether to rug up or dress in layers. “But we’re sun loving Aussies who revel in a... Read More ›
Me on Schwartz Media's The Weekend Read, reading my article on ChatGPT, published in the April edition of The Monthly