One of the more interesting and useful individual projects I was involved in over the last year was the production of two expert panels about climate change at CONvergence 2012. The panels were moderated by Desiree Schell, recorded, and edited by KO Myers into an episode of Skeptically Speaking.
The panels included Maggie Koerth-Baker, John Abraham, Shawn Otto and Yours Truly. I mention them now because all of the issues discussed in those panels are still very current and relevant, and if you have not listened to the podcast, I'm sure you will want to.
Click here to reach the Skeptically Speaking page on this panel, and from there you can click through to download the podcast or read the transcript.
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The question has been asked: What was the sex ratio of attendees of the recent SkepchickCON Track at CONvergence, and of the panelists? To this it would be nice (and appropriate) to add the same questions for CONvergence as a whole. I have some, but not all, of that information.
You all know about CONvergence, and by now you've probably heard about or even seen or heard on the Internet one or more of the many panels that were done this year. But those recordings were impromptu and while useful, they are unpolished.
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It has to be weird - the potty peer is pushing it:
Polar Bears have been around for some four million years. They do best in cold conditions but have managed to survive warmer times
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/07/24/polar-bear-data-re…
Thanks for that piece of information sailor. So what?