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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 and communications consultant 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
Category: ecology
Given the attention that a Nobel prize brings to scientists and their work, it only seems appropriate to use that free publicity to focus more media resources on the climate crisis on an annual schedule.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 10:34 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate
"A new approach to defining biophysical preconditions for human development."
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 9:12 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: ecology
It's good to remember that sometimes things really are as bad as they seem.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:27 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: ecology
We need more scientists with her determination and passion if we want to save what's left of the planet's wildlife.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 9:10 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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
Category: ecology
The most important factor to consider is that bluefin tuna populations aren't doing particularly well.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 9:50 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: ecology
Jon Gertner's feature in the current Sunday New York Times magazine is a timely reminder of 1) why the Nobel Committee is giving peace prizes to environmentalists and climatologists, and 2) why (as if we needed another reason) Bjorn Lomborg...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 7:44 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: ecology
I've just come across a wonderful concept thanks to Grist. I have no idea if it will work, but it seems worth trying: Run by the Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, and the Ecology Center, Catalog Choice can,...
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Category: ecology
If sea ice decline follows the minimum trajectory predicted, extirpation in this ecoregion could occur by year 45.
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Category: ecology
The South Nahanni River defies description. It is one of the most spectacular lengths of runnable river in the world. It lies in the southwestern corner of Canada's Northwest Territories and offers one of the more accessible wilderness adventures in...
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