Science
Welcome to Wiki science
Brad Newsome What kind of wildlife do you have in your neighbourhood? The CSIRO wants to know.
Science as religion
Barney Zwartz Define religion broadly enough, then for many people science functions as a religion does - as a source of ultimate authority and meaning.
Mermaids and demons: science on the box
Brad Newsome I have a pretty cool day job — reviewing pay TV for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. One of the best things about it is that I get to watch loads of great science ...
Immune to science
Brad Newsome One of the things that bemuses me (and there are many) is the proliferation of pills and potions that claim to "boost", "enhance" or "support" the
My Melbourne Cup runneth over
Dick Gross We are shortly to embark on one of our nation's premier religious festivals – the Melbourne Cup.
David Dale The Tribal Mind
WHO WE ARE: The alien is us
David Dale The best movies are those that leave you pondering your place in the universe. Here's where you can nominate your favourite thought-provokers.
THE RATINGS RACE: Week 21
David Dale In the week ending May 26, the biffo put Channel Nine back in front of Channel Seven, and Eurovision lifted SBS.
WHO WE ARE: Black Widow could kick Catwoman's ass, but how would they meet?
David Dale When universes collide, does the world end? Modern writers delight in bringing together characters from different universes. Where should we draw the line?
THE RATINGS RACE: Week 48
David Dale What are your hopes for the silly season? I want new eps of 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.
THE RATINGS RACE: Week 29
David Dale Maybe lawyers just aren't sexy. Despite a publicity push by the ABC, Crownies could only manage 706,000. What did you make of it? Will word of mouth bring it to a million next week?
WHO WE ARE: Check your stiff upper lip in ten easy questions
David Dale The monarchists keep telling us that Britain has contributed more to Australia’s identity than any other country, despite the dreaded multiculturalism of recent years. It’s time to test that notion.
Challenging, intriguing, mind-expanding -- Are we talking about Transformers?
David Dale if you think Transformers: Dark of the Moon attaches a bad smell to all sci-fi, encourages the making of monotonous blockbusters, and suggests filmgoers are morons, read on.
Death on TV cause for pause, and for thanks
Karl Quinn Tonight a man will die on television. His name is Gerald, and he deserves our thanks.
Foxed by a little silver
Brad Newsome Even by the standards of so-called alternative medicine, the whole colloidal silver thing is pretty vacuous.
Conspiracy theories and the Middle East
Brad Newsome Conspiracy theories aren't simply the inconsequential follies of cranks, eccentrics and the sadly misinformed.
The benefit of hindsight II: What Australia loved and mocked in 2005
David Dale It was only six years ago, but it seems like another country, where James Blunt was the sound, Anikin became Darth and Kim Beazley jumped the shark
The benefit of hindsight I: What the HSC teaches the rest of us
David Dale This was the first Tribal Mind column published online, on September 23, 2005.
Revenge of the nerds
Derek Rielly I have a history of bullying, an expanse of shakedowns and beatdowns spanning angel-faced tween to acne-pitted teen.
The hierarchy of ascending scientific plausibility
Dick Gross Faith and belief arise in all sorts of strange places.
