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It can be tempting to point fingers, but people with other priorities aren’t necessarily bad. AAP Image/Darren England

June 11, 2019

Not everyone cares about climate change, but reproach won’t change their minds

Chloe Lucas, University of Tasmania; Adam Corner, Cardiff University; Aidan Davison, University of Tasmania, and Peat Leith, University of Tasmania

In the end, climate policy didn’t swing the federal election, and for those on the losing side it can be tempting to play the blame game. But listening and respect are much better ways to move forward.

Not all science is about blue-sky research, such as that done at the Large Hadron Collider. Maximilien Brice, CERN

May 7, 2015

Science must be relevant to society if it’s to earn its keep

Peat Leith, University of Tasmania and Holger Meinke, University of Tasmania

If science wants to maintain funding it needs to be more socially relevant, but that will require reforming the metrics we use to judge its success.

Rising temperatures may have drastic impacts on the world’s wine regions but Tasmania is using climate variability as a driver for innovation. Flickr/santheo

June 4, 2013

Australia’s farming future: Tasmania

Peat Leith, University of Tasmania; Caroline Mohammed, University of Tasmania; Holger Meinke, University of Tasmania, and Karen Barry, University of Tasmania

Wine grapes are a sensitive bunch. As Australia’s climate changes, the future of Australia’s viticulture will depend on the adaptability of its wine-growers. Tasmania produces wine with unique, cool-climate…

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