Find out about the Project For Real Science
The Project for Real Science is an exciting new initiative to rebuild the integrity of scientific research in Australia, with a special focus on the Great Barrier Reef.
Dr Peter Ridd, a former Professor of Physics at James Cook University, had first-hand experience of how the search for government funds and media headlines leads to bad science [...]
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Reef Rebels is a program of the Project for Real Science where young Australians are given the opportunity to journey to the Great Barrier Reef with scientist Dr Peter Ridd to investigate the health of the Great Barrier Reef themselves.
The Project For Real Science Team
Project For Real Science is led by Dr Peter Ridd , who is an Australian physicist and former professor at James Cook University, North Queensland, Australia.

Project For Real Science Latest Posts

8, March 2023
Dr Peter Ridd
One Misstep For Science, One Giant Leap In Distrust
To regain trust, science institutions must admit their mistakes, encourage dissenters to speak freely and fund replication studies attempting to disprove the prevailing wisdom. [...]
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26, November 2022
Dr Peter Ridd
Chicken Little Propaganda Dressed Up As Science
The Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO have delivered their biennial dose of depression about the climate, but their report ignores a slew of positive environmental changes. [...]
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