The harm of “traditional remedies”: Rhino horn for a hangover
Via MSN, we learn that one of the most iconic African species is under additional threat of extinction, because of uncritical Vietnamese customers purchasing rhinoceros horn for magical cures for...
View ArticleBruno Gröning Circle of Friends: 1950s spiritualist quackery in Melbourne
I received a pamphlet in the mailbox last night, complete with a slip announcing a monthly “information lecture”, for the “Bruno Gröning Circle of Friends”. What on Earth is a Germany-based group,...
View ArticlePerth Zoo hosts an “Animal Dreaming” course
If you’ve got a spare thousand dollars, you might like to spend some of it travelling this weekend to attend this AU$660 course in “Animal Dreaming” at the Perth Zoo. During this event, you can expect...
View ArticleNew CSIRO head wants to make water divining easier for farmers
The incoming leader of our top scientific research organisation is promoting water-dowsing to Australian farmers. The CSIRO has a new leader, Dr. Larry Marshall, who will take the reins in 2014-12....
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