Monthly Archives: June 2014

How science really works!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I thought I might just post this TED talk by Naomi Oreskes (H/T Andy Skuce, Critical Angle). It’s a good talk about consensus, the appeal to authority, and how we counter manufactured doubt, but what I liked was how it … Continue reading →

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Communicating climate science

Posted on June 25, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I notice that the University College London (UCL) Policy Commission on Communicating Climate Science’s report called Time For Change, hasn’t gone down very well with many people. I think it is a genuine attempt to try and do something positive, … Continue reading →

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Are feedbacks operating?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve been pondering today if being anonymous means that others think it’s okay to be rude and unpleasant, or if they are simply rude and unpleasant. I’m tending towards the latter and have seen nothing to convince me otherwise. A … Continue reading →

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Defending the consensus, again!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I find myself defending the consensus project again, and it’s getting both rather tedious and rather confusing. In particular, because some of those who are critical of the consensus project appear to completely accept that the scientific consensus associated with … Continue reading →

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Recovering from the LIA?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I can’t remember if I’ve written about this before, but since I haven’t written a post for a few days and would prefer to address something physicsy (rather than something controversial), I thought I might address the issue of us … Continue reading →

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Can we trust climate models?

Posted on June 15, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I got into another slightly silly discussion yesterday about climate models, which I tried to resolve by directing the other person to a new paper by Julia Hargreaves and James Annan called Can we trust climate models?. This is a … Continue reading →

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Climate cultists

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Since I was one of those who responded to Judith Curry promoting Steven Hayward’s recent article on, what he calls, Climate Cultists, I thought I might write a few thoughts about this. My response to Judith may make it seems … Continue reading →

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Elements of truth

Posted on June 12, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Originally posted on …and Then There's Physics:
Stoat’s recent post about peer review, reminded me that there was something related that I had been considering writing about. There appears to be many climate “skeptics” (deniers some would call them)…

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You’re doing it wrong!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve noticed a bit more discussion recently about how to improve the quality of the climate debate; in the blogosphere at least. It’s certainly my view that it would benefit from being more civil and less adversarial. Having said that, … Continue reading →

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BICEP2

Posted on June 7, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I had considered writing about BICEP2 a little while ago, but wasn’t sure how much of what I knew was in the public domain; so thought I would wait a little while. It all seems to be out in the … Continue reading →

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