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Archives for March 2020

COVID-19 and Climate Change- Similarities and Differences

March 31, 2020 by Peter Holding

 The parallels between the COVID- 19 and climate change crises are as follows: Both crises are global problems requiring global action but also requiring changes to the individual lifestyles of billions of individuals; Both crises demonstrate the importance of strong leadership by governments. While individuals, or even communities, can initiate or agitate for change, only […]

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Are the rules now clear enough? I don’t think so

March 28, 2020 by Peter Holding

Governments are still not giving clear enough messages to the community on social distancing and the virus. The message from all leaders is that if you do not need to go out then stay at home. But it is not clear enough what “need” means. It is clear enough that we need to go out […]

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Coalition ‘leadership’ has failed on Corona Virus

March 26, 2020 by Peter Holding

Everybody wants to conform to the call for national unity and to avoid resorting to political point-scoring in the face of a national crisis. But the fact is the Federal Government has provided poor leadership in this crisis. Here is Daniel Andrews’s clear message on what to do. It is simple- stay home. If you […]

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Atracción y Evolución

March 17, 2020 by Peter Holding

  ¿Química? ¿Qué causa la atracción en primer lugar? La gente dice “la química”. ¿Pero, qué quieren decir? ¿Es verdad? ¿O la química es solo un mito o una construcción social? Me interesé en este tema cuando tres amigas, todas feministas fuertes, me confesaron que preferían que sus parejas sexuales masculinas fueran más altas que […]

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