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Barack and McCain talk science...yes, really.

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Australian Broadcasting - By Natasha Mitchell - Aug. 31 (Opinion) - November is fast approaching, and Obama and McCain have just announced their running mates. It seems they're also finally getting around to announcing a few science policies too.

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Can science measure happiness?

Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Australian Broadcasting - By Natasha Mitchell - May. 18 (Opinion) - This weekend's edition of All in the Mind probes the science of happiness with a 5 header panel of eminent thinkers and researchers: The pursuit of happiness is a global obsession. But can science investigate its slippery, subjective nature? What are the metrics-- self report, brain activity, or the good deeds we do? Five world leaders in the field join Natasha Mitchell in conversation--neuroscientist Richard Davidson, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist scholar B. Alan Wallace, psychologist Daniel Gilbert and philosopher David Chalmers.

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US climate change plan branded 'Neanderthal'

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Australian Broadcasting - By No author listed - Apr. 18 (News Report) - A new plan from US President George Bush which aims to cap greenhouse gases by 2025 has been dismissed as "disastrous" and "Neanderthal" by a group of ministers at a climate change meeting in Paris.

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Tariffs the real barrier to HIV treatment

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:46:04 -0700

Australian Broadcasting - By Tim Wilson - Aug. 03 (Opinion) - The close of the International Aids Society Conference in Sydney ended the publicity train of posturing activists and non-government organisations. In the conference's wake, it is time to refocus on ensuring access to HIV/AIDS medicines for the world's poor through real solutions, not political catchphrases. Two groups particularly active last week in Sydney have provided poignant examples of how discussion about serious science and public policy can be outshined by ideological PR campaigns. Oxfam Australia lays the blame on the increasing prevalence of HIV and AIDS in the developing world on the patent system and intellectual property for drugs. The executive director, Andrew Hewett, argued in ABC News Online that Thailand provides a "model" for dealing with treatment of HIV/AIDS

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