John Hunter

Exposing people to likely disinformation campaigns about bushfire causes will help inoculate them. JASON O'BRIEN/AAP

January 30, 2020

We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let’s use it

Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol and John Hunter, University of Tasmania

The best way to inoculate the public against climate disinformation campaigns is to tell them what’s coming.

Australia’s coast is famous around the world - but rising sea levels are poised to make things a lot less fun. Adam J.W.C./Wikimedia Commons

September 16, 2014

Climate Council: without action, rising seas will cost us billions

Martin Rice, Macquarie University; John Hunter, University of Tasmania; Lesley Hughes, Macquarie University, and Will Steffen, Australian National University

“I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside” holds true for many Australians who live on or near the coast. On top of the many lifestyle amenities coastal living offers, much of the country’s crucial infrastructure…

Don’t believe everything you read in the newspaper about sea level rise. inju/Flickr

January 21, 2013

Peer review isn’t perfect … and the media doesn’t always help

Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University and John Hunter, University of Tasmania

Peer review is an essential part of science. Journal editors recruit scientists to provide expert opinion on manuscripts submitted by other scientists. Reviewers are expected to identify major errors and…

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We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let’s use it

Climate Council: without action, rising seas will cost us billions

Peer review isn’t perfect … and the media doesn’t always help

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