The vaquita - a rare cetacean discovered only discovered 60 years ago - might soon be extinct http://t.co/NEYJKkmNLZ pic.twitter.com/rWYqW163ZK — GreatOceanQuarterly (@GreatOceanQrtly) December 16, 2014
Monthly Archives December 2014
.@NOAA-led rescue team frees humpback whale from life-threatening entanglement in Hawaii http://t.co/7DWQF4iMVQ pic.twitter.com/ZwtHKigCTP — Sanctuaries (NOAA) (@sanctuaries) December 16, 2014
Variations on a theme: Some great work from Amanda Cox at the New York Times looking at US Labour Markets: At every age, the chances of not working have changed in the last 15 years. Teenagers are far more likely not to work. Older people are retiring later and working more. In the ages in between — the periods of…
The Class of 2020 http://youtu.be/KFly92YwrQU?list=UUmWzPTYrtJQ3Up1muMu-i6Q
The OECD has released its Economic Overview for Australia for 2014. The OECD report suggests Australia’s material living standards and well-being compare well internationally, reflecting a well-managed and successful economy. The economy is slowing as the prolonged mining boom recedes. Output growth of about 3% is expected for 2014 and 2.5% in 2015. [Editor’s note – Growth of 2.5% is seen…
A stunning photographic essay by Alex S. MacLean from the New York Times. The contrast of decay and hopelessness and the first signs of renewal are both graphic and encouraging. One senses a potential for Detroit to be "the-first-of-the-last" and potentially lead the way to newly configured and sustainable urban landscapes. Certainly not yet, but look closely at MacLean's wonderful…
Lynne Kosky passed away today, aged 56. Lynne Kosky was a champion of the power and importance of Education to improve lives and improve society. I worked in the Department of Education for just over two years when Lynne Kosky was Minister and also met her on many occasions in other work-related activities over most of the decade. Things don't normally make…
"Capital in the Twenty-First Century", written by the French economist Thomas Piketty I am yet to finish reading this, but earlier this year, the economist said: "Capital" is built on more than a decade of research by Mr Piketty and a handful of other economists, detailing historical changes in the concentration of income and wealth. This pile of data allows Mr Piketty…