Review: The Anti-Shark Exhibit at the Australian Museum

Never before have I seen a shark exhibit do so much damage to so many sharks in so casual a manner. The public is misinformed by this show, which is wrapped in pseudo-science from actual scientists. The flaws are many, but the fact is that the Australian Museum has put together one of the scariest exhibits on sharks in the past 20 years.

Let me start here: When I was leaving the exhibit, a mother who was walking behind me turned to her six-year-old and said, “If you are bitten by a shark, you want it to be a shark with no teeth.” This…

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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, with a focus on LGBTQ politics, agenda setting, and policy advocacy. Pronouns (he/they). Opinions are mine.

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Dr. Chris Pepin-Neff

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, with a focus on LGBTQ politics, agenda setting, and policy advocacy. Pronouns (he/they). Opinions are mine.