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by Brian Peacock
Sat May 11, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: Global Climate Change Science News
Replies: 3441
Views: 877102

Re: Global Climate Change Science News

Both the main parties in the UK are also pushing the "gas is a vital component of the green transition" narrative. It's considered a pragmatic response to specific structural issues, whereby proposals for small gas-fired electricity generation plants were given an automatic green light after plannin...
by Brian Peacock
Fri May 10, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: Global Climate Change Science News
Replies: 3441
Views: 877102

Re: Global Climate Change Science News

The Union of Concerned Scientists point out in detail how small modular reactors are sucking-up government subsidies and investment that could go into renewables, and that regardless of which model is chosen they have all the drawbacks of existing nuclear power station (expensive to build, maintain,...
by Brian Peacock
Thu May 09, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Stage & Screen
Topic: What Are You Watching Now?
Replies: 1197
Views: 355443

Re: What Are You Watching Now?

I've been watching The Orville on Amazon. Kind of a light-hearted but loving tribute to Star Trek Next Gen. Took a bit of getting used to, but it has good characters and some really interesting storylines.
by Brian Peacock
Thu May 09, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 779
Views: 92731

Re: Palestine v Israel.

Print workshop for 12 year-olds in Edinburgh. The brief was simply to produce a poster for an event - fictional, historical or actual.

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by Brian Peacock
Thu May 09, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 779
Views: 92731

Re: Palestine v Israel.

Delivery of 1800 2000lb bombs under review. You don't use those in targeted, surgical strikes - they're literally weapons of mass destruction to be used in an extremely densely populated area.

Most moral armed forces in the world they say.
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 08, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Need a house? Japan has 9 million empty
Replies: 3
Views: 75

Re: Need a house? Japan has 9 million empty

So nobody owns those houses?
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 08, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 779
Views: 92731

Re: Palestine v Israel.

pErvinalia wrote:
Tue May 07, 2024 11:11 pm
But some Jews are feeling unsafe on US campuses. It's only a short step to another holocaust.
This is why you think Israel doesn't have a right to exist.
by Brian Peacock
Tue May 07, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 779
Views: 92731

Re: Palestine v Israel.

AxLtxX7kPcU Another Hamas supporter. As a Liberal Democratic SD is used to being completely out of step with the vast majority of the UK and international public, international law, and common decency. Everyone can see on their media feeds exactly what the Israeli govt is doing to the Palestinian p...
by Brian Peacock
Tue May 07, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 779
Views: 92731

Re: Palestine v Israel.

by Brian Peacock
Thu May 02, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: What if Vegans are Actually Right?
Replies: 575
Views: 122461

Re: What if Vegans are Actually Right?

I generally avoid talkimg about that in any detail, but broadly I coordinate a number of projects that help high school students across Scotland collaborate with students from developing countries overseas. I meant more do you use it to persuade and/or argue in real life? How does your real life co...
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 01, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: What if Vegans are Actually Right?
Replies: 575
Views: 122461

Re: What if Vegans are Actually Right?

I generally avoid talkimg about that in any detail, but broadly I coordinate a number of projects that help high school students across Scotland collaborate with students from developing countries overseas. I meant more do you use it to persuade and/or argue in real life? How does your real life co...
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 01, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: What if Vegans are Actually Right?
Replies: 575
Views: 122461

Re: What if Vegans are Actually Right?

I generally avoid talkimg about that in any detail, but broadly I coordinate a number of projects that help high school students across Scotland collaborate with students from developing countries overseas.
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 01, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: What if Vegans are Actually Right?
Replies: 575
Views: 122461

Re: What if Vegans are Actually Right?

Good luck getting through to him. I predict it will go in one ear and out the other. For me, it's not so much about persuading others to change their minds, or 'winning' a debate in the old-fashioned atheist forum sense, as trying to articulate my own learning and perspective so that I'm more consi...