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Session description: Much of the science that goes out to the general public through books, newspapers, blogs and many other sources is not professionally fact checked. As a result, much of the public's understanding of science is based on factual errors.
I'm currently the president of the local chapter of Sigma Xi (an honor society, not a fraternity, thankyouverymuch), and as such have been collecting RSVP's and dues for this year's new inductees.
Hat tip to Jon Rowe for the link to this blog, Electric Commentary. It reads like a list of my favorite things.
Caddyshack references? Check
Loves the Sports Guy? Check
I don't watch many films, but I thought I would pass this along...
This is splendid news!
For the benefit of those who might not be aware of it, I'll mention that Grumbine's web site has long been one of the little-known gems of the technical web. For years now, I have been looking to Grumbine's FAQs on climate-related topics as one of the best sources for a summary of hard data. There's no graphics, no flash, nothing but a pile of good old ASCII with reliable information.
Now that he has put a pseudopod into the blogosphere, I expect Grumbine to improve our web experience in new ways.
Cool! That's about the last of the late 90's Usenet sci.environment global climate change regulars, isn't it? Along with Michael Tobis, Raymond Pierrehumbert, William Connolley, and no doubt others who I'm forgetting.