Simon Chapman AO
@simonchapman.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof. Public Health Former Australian Skeptic/Year. Author, blogger. Bovine excrement detective. EV driver, doting 5x grandpa, Sydney Swans tragic. https://simonchapman6.com/about/
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View Page Quit smoking weapons of mass distraction. Sydney University Press (2022) FREE OPEN ACCESS e-book (8,363 accesses since Jul 25, 2022) $40 paperback Download Pre-publication reviews “In …
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7 of my books free here simonchapman6.com/books/
1. how most smokers quit (cold turkey)
2. Wind Turbine Syndrome: a communicated disease
3. Collected essays
4. Plain tobacco packaging
5. Cautions about prostate cancer screening
6. Gun control in Australia
7. Vol assisted dying
257,400 accessed
1. how most smokers quit (cold turkey)
2. Wind Turbine Syndrome: a communicated disease
3. Collected essays
4. Plain tobacco packaging
5. Cautions about prostate cancer screening
6. Gun control in Australia
7. Vol assisted dying
257,400 accessed
Words I've seen & heard, but didn't know. Looked them up. Glad I did. Just updated this project. Feel free to add yours. If they are new to me, I may add. simonchapman6.com/2025/06/17/w...
Words I’ve seen, but didn’t know. Looked them up. Glad I did.
Reading and writing are two lifelong passions. I’ve long been in the habit of looking up the meaning of interesting looking words that I’ve never encountered or have seen but don’t feel confi…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Words I've seen & heard, but didn't know. Looked them up. Glad I did. Just updated this project. Feel free to add yours. If they are new to me, I may add. simonchapman6.com/2025/06/17/w...
Look world, we're the only one in step.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Look world, we're the only one in step.
Vale reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. 81. Always loved this one youtu.be/uDs7dYYolEc?...
Jimmy Cliff - Going Back West
YouTube video by PaleRider81
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November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Vale reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. 81. Always loved this one youtu.be/uDs7dYYolEc?...
I shake my head every time I read renewable nay-saying. 1 in 3 Oz homes have rooftop & EV sales are booming. Why do the Nats think all these people are stupid? Ours are saving us $$$$
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I shake my head every time I read renewable nay-saying. 1 in 3 Oz homes have rooftop & EV sales are booming. Why do the Nats think all these people are stupid? Ours are saving us $$$$
This is quite extraordinary. Source is impeccable ... legendary chronicler of animal behaviour x.com/Gabriele_Cor...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is quite extraordinary. Source is impeccable ... legendary chronicler of animal behaviour x.com/Gabriele_Cor...
Same with solar panels. www.newscientist.com/article/2357...
Putting solar panels in grazing fields is good for sheep
Sheep living in pasture with solar panels benefit from shade in hot weather and more nutritious grass – and they stop weeds from growing on the panels
www.newscientist.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Same with solar panels. www.newscientist.com/article/2357...
South Australia has the gold standard here. They are actively closing these places in big numbers & have fines >$6m for corporations. www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...
100 stores hit with tobacco closure orders
www.premier.sa.gov.au
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
South Australia has the gold standard here. They are actively closing these places in big numbers & have fines >$6m for corporations. www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...
Useful update on Qld's efforts to stop illegal tobacco trade www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Illegal tobacco sellers leave tens of millions of fines unpaid
Data obtained in an ABC investigation shows the bulk of fines for selling illicit tobacco — tens of millions of dollars — are not being paid.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Useful update on Qld's efforts to stop illegal tobacco trade www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
NSW Upper House vote to water down access to voluntary assisted dying has been defeated 23-16.👍 See below how they voted. Note the Libertarian nutter voted to support the defeated bill. Aren't they supposed to be all about freedom of choice??!!
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
NSW Upper House vote to water down access to voluntary assisted dying has been defeated 23-16.👍 See below how they voted. Note the Libertarian nutter voted to support the defeated bill. Aren't they supposed to be all about freedom of choice??!!
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
Yet another reason why I'm very pleased to drive an EV. In 4.5 years, only expense a change of tyres. 90% "refueling" free from roof solar and now this ... www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘This should ring alarm bells’: Twiggy Forrest demands an end to Russian oil loopholes in Australia
One of the country’s top business leaders says no Australian motorist should have to wonder whether their money is helping bankroll Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.
www.smh.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yet another reason why I'm very pleased to drive an EV. In 4.5 years, only expense a change of tyres. 90% "refueling" free from roof solar and now this ... www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Latest report on global tobacco health warnings & packaging. url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_cmnCWLVXk... Highlights
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Latest report on global tobacco health warnings & packaging. url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_cmnCWLVXk... Highlights
Here's the tobacco industry in 1984 spelling it out. legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fet29d00
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Here's the tobacco industry in 1984 spelling it out. legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fet29d00
Kids' smoking in Oz is at record lows thx to comprehensive tobacco control. But since 2010, the rate of decline has slowed while vaping rose. Explains why all BigTobacco companies have invested in vapes mja.com.au/system/files...
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Kids' smoking in Oz is at record lows thx to comprehensive tobacco control. But since 2010, the rate of decline has slowed while vaping rose. Explains why all BigTobacco companies have invested in vapes mja.com.au/system/files...
SthAust issues 100 28day closures, 2 permanent + 5 in process for illegal tobacco sales. Qld doing similar, NSW has started. www.2firsts.com/news/souther...
2FIRSTS | South Australia Issues Closure Orders to 100 Stores over Illicit Tobacco and Vapes
South Australia has imposed 28-day closure orders on 100 stores caught selling illicit tobacco and vapes since new ministerial powers took effect on 5 June. The State Government has seized about $50 m...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SthAust issues 100 28day closures, 2 permanent + 5 in process for illegal tobacco sales. Qld doing similar, NSW has started. www.2firsts.com/news/souther...
This post by Alex Wodak is disturbingly misleading and mendacious. He has been running this line for at least 5 years, and reprised it this week. A sad decline. See simonchapman6.com/2020/07/30/v...
November 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This post by Alex Wodak is disturbingly misleading and mendacious. He has been running this line for at least 5 years, and reprised it this week. A sad decline. See simonchapman6.com/2020/07/30/v...
When you see Dynamic Dan Tehan fronting for the Liberal Party on climate policy, you know that the bottom of the barrell has been scraped and this is what's left.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
When you see Dynamic Dan Tehan fronting for the Liberal Party on climate policy, you know that the bottom of the barrell has been scraped and this is what's left.
Today's the day historians will record that the LibNats publicly signed their own death warrant when they axe net 50. Pure hubris.
a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .
ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .
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November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today's the day historians will record that the LibNats publicly signed their own death warrant when they axe net 50. Pure hubris.
Alleged non-disclosure of vape industry funding into offshore company by leading vape positive scientist. I'm shocked. Just shocked. www.lemonde.fr/en/investiga...
The nicotine lobby's secret expert
Greek cardiologist Konstantinos Farsalinos, an influential nicotine researcher, received thousands of euros from the vaping industry via an offshore company, according to documents seen by Le Monde.
www.lemonde.fr
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Alleged non-disclosure of vape industry funding into offshore company by leading vape positive scientist. I'm shocked. Just shocked. www.lemonde.fr/en/investiga...
Reposted by Simon Chapman AO
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Reposted by Simon Chapman AO
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
"Will you have antibiotics with that?" Tasmanian salmon industry dosing stock. Ermmm ... not for me.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/salmon-florfenicol-antibiotics-approved-tasmania/105983426?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"Will you have antibiotics with that?" Tasmanian salmon industry dosing stock. Ermmm ... not for me.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/salmon-florfenicol-antibiotics-approved-tasmania/105983426?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
Rumour: Ladbrokes are now shortening the odds for him calling for GST to be removed from cigarettes to make them even more attractive to smokers.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Rumour: Ladbrokes are now shortening the odds for him calling for GST to be removed from cigarettes to make them even more attractive to smokers.
In my post box this morning. The "Unstricted" war & China's real stratergy". Seems like illiteracy & Sinophobia are hand-in-glove. And why's this shite happening in NSW Parliament House?
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
In my post box this morning. The "Unstricted" war & China's real stratergy". Seems like illiteracy & Sinophobia are hand-in-glove. And why's this shite happening in NSW Parliament House?
Toby Falkner, the new Angus Young, will open the afternoon performances on the @Hearthe cafe stage opposite the railway at 1pm Sat 15 Nov Stanmore Music Festival (Sydney) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIG3... #ACDC
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Toby - OSIC NSW State Finals (Primary School Years 3-4)
YouTube video by Toby
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November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Toby Falkner, the new Angus Young, will open the afternoon performances on the @Hearthe cafe stage opposite the railway at 1pm Sat 15 Nov Stanmore Music Festival (Sydney) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIG3... #ACDC
stanmoremusicfestival.com/2025/10/29/2...
stanmoremusicfestival.com/2025/10/29/2...