Monthly Archives: September 2016

Arguing online

Posted on September 30, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

Stephen Curry has an interesting article about how to have an argument on the internet. It discusses a rather amusing exchange on Twitter between Douglas Carswell, UKIP’s only MP, and Paul Nightingale, Professor of Science Policy at the University of … Continue reading →

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Earth System Sensitivity and things

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

There was a recent paper about the Evolution of global temperature over the past two million years. The reason it is controversial is not because it produces a global temperature reconstruction for the last 2 million years, but because it … Continue reading →

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Free Ride

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Willard

Planes. Trains. Automobiles. Spacecrafts: ‘We have to inhabit other planets’: Gary Johnson offers libertarian solution to climate change https://t.co/Gz1bdYFDRg pic.twitter.com/8HGQlnN5My — Raw Story (@RawStory) September 25, 2016 Discuss.

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Science is broken!

Posted on September 22, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

There’s been quite a lot in the media, and elsewhere, about problems with science. A common theme at the moment is the replication crisis, but you regularly see claims in the blogosphere that papers should be retracted because they supposedly … Continue reading →

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The BBC and its balance, again

Posted on September 19, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I had been struggling to find things to write about, but I listened this morning to the Today show on BBC Radio 4. It included an interview with David Hempleman-Adams, expedition leader of the Polar Ocean Challenge, which has successfully … Continue reading →

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Weather, or climate change?

Posted on September 18, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I start teaching again tomorrow, so it’s going to be a busy few months and posting will probably be light. I also don’t really have much to say at the moment, but that will probably change :-). I did, however, … Continue reading →

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Engineering the software for understanding climate change

Posted on September 15, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

Since Judith Curry has a guest post about global climate models and the laws of physics, I thought it would be worth posting this recently released video of a talk about climate modelling (see below). It’s by Steve Easterbrook, who … Continue reading →

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Why I find it difficult to discuss climate policy

Posted on September 13, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I generally try to avoid discussing climate policy specifically. One obvious reason is that I don’t have any particular expertise in that area, or any special insights. However, there is a somewhat subtler reason as to why I find it … Continue reading →

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The attribution question

Posted on September 10, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

It seems as though the issue of trying to attribute an anthropogenic influence to an extreme weather event is controversial on a number of levels. It sometimes seems to divide even those who largely agree, and almost always produces a … Continue reading →

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Our Ethical Web of Beliefs

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Willard

Last winter, I saw over the tweeter that Lawrence Torcello published a new paper. Paywalled. So I asked him for a copy, using the hashtag #CanIHazPDF: Paywalled, @LTorcello – #canihazpdf please? — willard (@nevaudit) January 24, 2016 He sent me … Continue reading →

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