Monthly Archives: March 2016

Free speech in academia

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

I wrote a post a while ago about the newly formed Heterodox Academy. The basic motivation of the Heterodox Academy is [t]o increase viewpoint diversity in the academy, with a special focus on the social sciences. The basic idea being … Continue reading →

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Grant troughers?

Posted on March 26, 2016 by

I wandered over to Paul Homewood’s site, and discovered his most recent post was about Royal Society Fellowship. He remarks that: It won’t come as any surprise to learn that there are many other climate scientists at the trough. and … Continue reading →

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Reblog: On Hansen et al.

Posted on March 25, 2016 by

I haven’t really had a chance to properly read the new Hansen et al. paper (apart from the reviewers, who does?). However, it is clearly a paper that has already had impact and somewhat divided opinions, so I asked Peter … Continue reading →

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Extreme events

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

I had thought of writing about Hansen’s recent paper, but I’m not really sure what to say about it. I did read some of the reviews – Thorne, Archer, Ruddiman – and, unsurprisingly, there appear to be some valid criticisms. … Continue reading →

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Physicists!

Posted on March 19, 2016 by

There’s a classic xkcd cartoon (on the right) that is meant to illustrate the arrogance of physicists. As one myself I, of course, think it’s a gross generalisation, but there is certainly an element of truth, as illustrated by the … Continue reading →

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Some of my own science, for a change

Posted on March 17, 2016 by

There’s not much point in running a science blog if you don’t discuss your own research now and again. The reason I had thought of writing about it is that, last week, I was at a meeting I had helped … Continue reading →

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Ending the antagonistic climate debate

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

I wanted to write another post about the recent paper by Sharman and Howarth that considers why climate scientists and skeptical voices participate in the climate debate? This is partly because Reich suggested that maybe there is something to learn … Continue reading →

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