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The Challenge of Additionality in Carbon Markets
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
What your grandmother knew that we've forgotten
Learn why having endless data doesn't mean understanding it. Discover how rigorous thinking transforms information overload into confident decisions.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
Is the energy transition easy?
Why the energy transition is harder than you think: 6 critical obstacles that make replacing fossil fuels more complex than renewable advocates claim
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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June 2025

Who should conduct the science orchestra?
Who should lead sustainability science? Explore the orchestra metaphor revealing why coordination matters more than expertise in solving global…
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
Why Nobody Knows How Much Food We'll Need by 2050
Feeding everyone requires increasing agricultural production, but we don’t know by how much.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
Finding Time for Science in Teaching
Australian teachers work 50% more hours than they are paid for, but lack the skills to interpret research. Discover how mindful scepticism offers a…
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
Degrowth because the planet is finite
The simple lily pad puzzle reveals why exponential growth threatens our planet. Learn how mindful scepticism offers hope beyond the growth paradigm.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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May 2025

What We Know And Why It Matters
Exploring the knowledge gap between what we vote on and what sustains our world… and why mindful scepticism matters.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Everything We Know About Healthy Eating Might Be Wrong
Explore why modern dietary guidelines correlate with rising health problems and how evolutionary nutrition principles offer better approaches to…
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Christopher Scott
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Curiosity, Questions, and Counting Millipedes
Why scientific thinking matters more than lab coats. Adventures with elephants and lions reveal the mindset we need for complex challenges.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Tree Numbers Are Not What They Seem
The strange precision of 58,496 tree species exposes why environmental data needs context not just exactness.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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April 2025

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