For the past couple of weeks I’ve been engaged as a “guest blogger” by the University of Melbourne to provide some guided commentary on its “Pursuit” communications platform around the Paris talks. Mostly the focus was to delve into the university’s in-house expert resource, but I had a long leash. After the Agreement, the blog … Continue reading
Category Archives: Science
In the footsteps of Wallace: Cosmos
NOW UNLOCKED! Vojtech Novotny is a Czech entomologist who first travelled to Papua New Guinea 20 years ago. He came for the insects. He stayed for the people. Having heard much about him over the years, it was a thrill to visit his laboratory and field sites in Madang. The profile I’ve written is published in … Continue reading
Gut Feelings: For The Monthly
In stellar company in the May edition of The Monthly, talking shit – my shit, and the microbiome, the exploding medical frontier of our gut. Now unlocked! You can find it by clicking here. Continue reading