Monthly Archives: April 2017

Isn’t this also kind of an own goal?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Yesterday’s post was about the recent New York Time’s (NYT) Op-Ed by Bret Stephens. Some people, including a number of climate scientists, are sufficiently disappointed in this that they’re publicly cancelling their NYT subscriptions. Tom Yulsman, a journalism professor and … Continue reading →

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We might not be certain, but…..

Posted on April 29, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Bret Stephens, the newly appointed Op-Ed writer for the New York Times, has released his first column to much criticism. It’s a rather strawman-laden column in which he essentially argues that it’s okay to doubt climate science, and/or climate policy, … Continue reading →

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The War on Science … Not?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

For the last week or so, I’ve been reading, and re-reading, an article called perspective: It’s not a war on science. The reason I’ve been doing this is because I noticed that a number of people seemed to regard it … Continue reading →

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Red Team vs Blue Team

Posted on April 23, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Having some kind of Red Team exercise, to test and challenge the climate science consensus, seems to be gaining a small amount of momentum. Steve Koonin (who I have discussed before) has an article in the Wall Street Journal called … Continue reading →

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A day of activism … sort of

Posted on April 22, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

I discovered via Rachel’s blog that today was Pedal on Parliament 2017 (Scotland, only). Rachel has a new post about the event in Abereen. It’s also the day for the Marches for Science. So, we thought we’d go and spend … Continue reading →

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Marches for Science

Posted on April 21, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Tomorrow is the day of Marches for Science. The idea of a march for science has somewhat divided people, although along rather predictable lines. There’s concern that it will be seen as politicising science. There’s concern that it will be … Continue reading →

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The Earth from Saturn

Posted on April 21, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has taken an image of the Earth, through the rings of Saturn. I don’t think I really need to say anything more.

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Reconciling ECS estimates – again

Posted on April 18, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’m heading home after giving a public talk, and have a bit of time to write about the recent Armour paper Projection and Prediction: Climate Sensitivity on the rise. It’s basically another attempt to reconcile energy balance estimates for climate … Continue reading →

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State of the blog

Posted on April 16, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Since I’ve now been running this blog for four years, I thought it might be an opportunity to consider if I should make any changes. Things have certainly got a little quieter, which might simply be because I’m writing less, … Continue reading →

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Four years!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

WordPress reminded me that I started this blog 4 years ago today. Not really sure what to make of that. I’d like to think that I’d have some kind of insights to share, but I don’t really think I do. … Continue reading →

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