Chris Mooney is a freelance writer and the author of two books, The Republican War on Science and Storm World.
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May 31, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
The last of the pre-season hurricane forecasts--from Colorado State University's Phil Klotzbach and Bill Gray, the latter of whom happens to be a chief character in my new book--is now out (PDF). It is unchanged from the previous Klotzbach/Gray...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 2:40 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming
After thinking about NASA administrator Michael Griffin's ridiculous recent statement--he's not sure global warming is a "problem"--I decided to do a full entry at HuffingtonPost about it. That entry, entitled "Of Idiocy and Optimal Climates," is readable here....
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 9:15 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Framing Science
My new Seed column, with the same title as this post, is now online. It's about how to convey the "perfect moral storm" that is the global warming problem to an American public that remains deeply confused and even ambivalent...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 6:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 30, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
Well, we've got a second named storm in the Northeast Pacific. As NHC forecaster James Franklin notes, this is an unusual (although not un-heard of) occurrence: THE DEPRESSION IS UPGRADED TO A 35 KT TROPICAL STORM. ONLY TWICE BEFORE...IN...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 1:38 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Framing Science
It's official: The "Speaking Science 2.0" talk is now viewable in its entirety on YouTube: The presentation above is the one that we gave at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences a few weeks back. Unfortunately,...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 9:59 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 29, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
It's not even June yet, but a second storm seems to be forming in the Northeast Pacific off the western coast of Mexico, as seen in the image above from the National Hurricane Center. The center's first forecast discussion...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 5:35 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming and Hurricanes
In anticipation of the start of hurricane season, today's Science Times had a pair of great articles on hurricanes, global warming, and coastal defenses in the U.S. I have just put up a post at Huffington Post, entitled Risky Scenarios,...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 2:15 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science and Religion
FAITH Several folks have emailed asking why I've yet to write about RELIGION. Simply put, what I believe is that faith has no place in science. Will someone please stand up and explain the circular argument, the rhetoric, the tomfoolery...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:36 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Updates
Back from Italy, that is. I had a great, relaxing time in Venice and, later, in Udine and the little town of Manzano, where I'd gone for an old friend's beautiful (and entirely secular!) wedding. But no more on that,...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 8:24 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 27, 2007
Category: Framing Science
posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum Anticlimactic perhaps, but then you knew my last post on Framing wouldn't provide closure on the topic. Hubris would be an understatement if I claimed to have a panacea of answers. Instead, what follows are...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 5:40 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 26, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
Hello, everyone. My name is Norman Doering. I'm your weather watcher for the week while Chris Mooney is away. You haven't heard from me until now because there haven't been any new hurricanes this week. However, earlier today I was...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 3:39 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 25, 2007
Category: Miscellaneous
I've had fun following comments and feedback from Wednesday's series on Framing Science. Many of you bring up excellent points and I particularly enjoy hearing from folks who do not wholeheartedly agree. It's also encouraging that other science bloggers including...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 3:42 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming and National Security • Politics and Science
What are the appropriate roles of the defense and intelligence establishments in understanding and responding to global warming? In a recent op-ed, my colleague Mark Drapeau and I reviewed a study by the CNA Corp. that highlighted the natural security...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:01 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 24, 2007
Category: Framing Science • Global Warming • Global Warming and National Security • Politics and Science
Culture, conflict, and climate - three seemingly disparate topics - are all intertwined. Here's how.
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:32 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Miscellaneous
Today at 2:22 pm, I'll have circumnavigated our sun exactly 27 times. I love discussions revolving around that spectacular star of ours, because it's capable of altering all sorts of perspectives and intimately tied to the future of our home...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 8:58 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 23, 2007
Category: Framing Science
Imagine you're a legislative staffer on Capitol Hill.. Short on time would be an understatement. In comes Joe scientist carrying charts and referencing stats and p-values. 'Let's talk Global Warming!' Again?! He's the fourth PhD this afternoon. Kind of seems...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 4:20 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
