Denialism and Woo
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Academic Freedom and Aids Denialism
Posted by Greg Laden on March 21, 2012 There is an interesting development in the area of Aids Denialism (and by extention climate change denialism and the rest of it) in Italy: The University of Florence has launched an inquiry into the teaching activities of an academic who assisted on a course that denies the causal link between HIV and AIDS, and supervised…
Climate Science Denial at Carleton University: A Detailed Take-Down
Posted by Greg Laden on February 28, 2012 A report detailing an audit of a course called “Climate Change: An Earth Sciences Perspective” (ERTH 2402), taught at Carleton University, has been compiled by a team of concerned individuals and was released a few minutes ago. From the report:
HeartlandGate: Anti-Science Institute’s Insider Reveals Secrets
Posted by Greg Laden on February 14, 2012 This seems to be fairly big news. The Heartland Institute is a conservative and libertarian “think” tank that cut its teeth on denying the dangers of cigarette smoking back in the 1990s. These days the Heartland Institute seems to be focused on Anthropogenic Climate Change Denialism and Science Denialism in general. A piece of one…
“Lord Lawson should name funder of climate sceptic think tank, judge told”
Posted by Greg Laden on January 27, 2012 An anti-science climate denialist “think” tank (the word “think” clearly does not actually applyl here) is said to have received a big chunk of money from some anonymous source, and an effort has been made to find out who that source is. This is all happening in Britain where all the legal systems are strange…
Which works better, Acupuncture or Changa?
Posted by Greg Laden on December 13, 2011 Acupuncture is the ancient East Asian practice of poking people with needles in specific places and in specific ways in order to produce any one of a very wide range of results that could generally be classified as medicinal or health related. I don’t know much about it, but Wikipedia tells us:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: What is it, and should we fund it?
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2011 Skeptics love to hate CAM. And often, with good reason. Alternative medicines or medical treatments, as is often pointed out, become “mainstream” when the available science suggests that they work, so it is almost axiomatic that “alternative” means “unproven” and it is probably almost always true that the kinds of things that end up as…
So, when did the Wall Street Journal become a disreputable rag?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 29, 2011 Bret Stephens does not mind looking like an idiot. Today, he published a column in the Wall Street Journal that is full of snark and devoid of thought, ill considered, misleading, moronic and in the end, embarrassing. It is a classic case of irresponsible journalism. Someone sent me the link and I swear, I checked…
Why do Republicans hate America and the Earth?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 19, 2011 This is a bit long but you will benefit from watching all of it. It gets extra hot at 31:30. I love the look on that woman’s face at 31:38 and again at 31:47. LOL. This particular member of congress, Don Young from Alaska, needs to get unelected. Frank J. Vondersaar seems to be the…
Urban Heat Islands as Explanation for Hockey Stick Global Warming Curve
Posted by Greg Laden on October 20, 2011 Urban areas can be warmer than surrounding non-urban areas because there is a lot of combustion, pavement and other structure can collect solar heat and retain it for a while, and other factors. It is not uncommon to look at a weather map where conditions for precipitation are marginal, and everywhere but the urban zone,…
How To Do Good Climate Science Instead Of Bad Climate Science
Posted by Greg Laden on September 19, 2011 In order to do good climate science, you have to understand and control for the sources of variation in the system. In any system that involvs metric change over time, there are four sources of variation:
A Proxy Indicator is Not What You Think It Is
Posted by Greg Laden on September 19, 2011 I want to say a word about what a proxyindicator is. And isn’t.
Latest Research Shows That Clouds Do NOT Cause Global Warming
Posted by Greg Laden on September 6, 2011 The question of whether clouds are the cause of global warming has been settled: No, they are not.
Hockey Stick Data Tampering Investigation Concludes
Posted by Greg Laden on August 22, 2011 The Inspector General of the National Science foundation has completed an investigation into falsifying research data, concealing or deleting emails or other data, misusing privileged information, and seriously deviating form accepted practices in relation to climate change research by climate scientist Michael Mann. This investigation, just completed, confirms what has been determined by other previous…
What would you ask an expert on climate change?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 29, 2011 Sunday’s radio show is going to be a very special treat for all of us. Mike Haubrich and I are going to be speaking with Kevin Zelnio and John Abraham about climate change, global warming, and science vs. denialism.
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