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An irregular exploration of the struggle between the power of rational discourse and the scientific method on one hand, and the forces of superstition and dogma on the other. Mostly regarding climate change, though.
James Hrynyshyn is a freelance science journalist based in western North Carolina, where he tries to put degrees in marine biology and journalism to good use.
The Demon-Haunted World:
Science as a Candle
in the Dark,
by Carl Sagan
(A
review)
The Doubter's Companion:
by John Ralston Saul (Excerpts)
Skeptic Magazine: www.skeptic.com
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: www.csicop.org
A poem by Yehuda Amichai:
The
Place
Where We Are Right
The Meaning of the
Island of Doubt
By doubting we come to inquiry; and through inquiry we perceive truth.
--- Peter Abelard
Undisguised clarity is easily mistaken for arrogance.
-- Richard Dawkins
As for evolution, it happened. Deal with it.
-- Michael Shermer.
"There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things
which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand.
Resolve, then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving, and
tiny blasts of tinny trumpets, we have met the enemy, and not only may
he be ours, he may be us."
--Walt Kelly
September 29, 2008
Category: climate
Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth, has just bought the world's largest wind turbine. This from the Daily Mail. The 100-metre high turbine will supply 7.5 megawatts of power to the national grid when it is installed off the North East...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 11:39 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 26, 2008
Category: climate
The news is, as you might expect, not good
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 9:34 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 25, 2008
Category: Sci-culture
I usually like to refer to the actual study, but I can't find it, so we'll have to make do with the Independent's story on a survey of thousands of British primary and secondary schoolchildren that found most have no...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:35 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate
That's what happens when you become a poster child.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 7:49 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 24, 2008
Category: politics
She's not running for mayor of Wasilla anymore.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 12:10 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 22, 2008
Category: climate
More and more we're hearing that even 100% won't do the trick. Instead, say a growing chorus of scientists and analysts, we need to think about getting below current levels.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 4:12 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 19, 2008
Category: climate
It is possible that those carbon reservoirs have a chance of staying below ground, instead of off-gassing into the atmosphere
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 1:14 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 17, 2008
Category: politics
... are you really prepared for President Sarah Palin?...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 3:52 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 16, 2008
Category: climate
If you believe, the evidence of history to the contrary, that the free market can tap into the ingenuity and drive of the American people to solve the climate and energy crises, then you should vote for John McCain.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:30 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 12, 2008
Category: ecology
A lot of science is funded through earmarks, so we should be careful what we wish for when it comes to reforming government.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 3:16 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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