This week: the perils of privilege, the whitening of pot, invisible galaxies, Modi's dark victory, and what freezing does to language.
Australia has its fair share of those who reject scientific consensus (and common wisdom).
Or are Jones and his ilk more likely to influence politicians, rather than change minds within the general population?
What type of evangelical is Scott Morrison? The overnight Christian who sought God for practical reasons? Or is he the true believer, who got the faith young, and sees it as the core organising principle of his world?
An obsession with the writings of an pioneering naturalist led to the question: what if politicians are just like amoeba?
Wrong again, fellas. Master's student in sustainability Tom Allen helps Andrew Bolt and Chris Kenny understand basic climate science.
Giving open access to already-used data has some key benefits, writes biologist Allen Greer.
Crikey intern Rachel Robertson takes us through 10 of the oddest animals recently discovered.
There's a bad moon on the rise -- or at least, an enormous tide of ignorance when it comes to reporting on very common astronomical occurrences.
A review of Catalyst found staff had low morale and felt unsupported by management. The show will be completely reworked next year -- but the scientific community is split on whether that is a good idea, write Anthea Batsakis and Myriam Robin
