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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Say it again, and again, and again, and again …..
Since I’ve been focusing a bit recently on science communication I thought I would briefly discuss a paper by Simon Donner called Publish or perish: finding the balance in science communication. The reason for my title is that he suggests … Continue reading
Take your lumps and forcefully engage the public back
John Russell highlighted, on Twitter, an article about why Americans have come to worship their own ignorance and suggested that I might particular like the end bit. The article was really an interview and one of the final question elicited … Continue reading
Posted in Pseudoscience, Research, Scientists, The scientific method
Tagged Public engagement, Science communication, Tom Nichols
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The enhanced greenhouse effect
This is really just an opportunity to write a little bit about science, and to advertise other people’s work. There are some who suggest that adding CO2 to the atmosphere can’t lead to warming because CO2 absorption is saturated. This … Continue reading
If someone says “deficit model thinking” again I’ll…..
There can be a tendency, often amongst social scientists, to accuse scientists of deficit model thinking. The suggestion is that there are scientists who think hostility to science, or a lack of trust in science, is because of a lack … Continue reading
No, peer-review isn’t tainted!
It seems that some climate “skeptics” are revelling in the publication of another hoax paper. In this case a paper called The conceptual penis as a social construct, which has now been withdrawn (an archived version is here). The authors … Continue reading
Emission pathways
I’m always a little concerned about writing about economics/policy, because I don’t have any specific expertise and find myself easily confused. However, I thought I would briefly discuss a figure that Glen Peters posted on Twitter (he also, kindly, clarified … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Global warming, IPCC, Policy, Politics
Tagged Carbon tax, Climate policy, Earth's Future, Glen Peters, Optimal pathway
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Seems OMICS International will publish anything
A new paper in the Environment Pollution and Climate Change journal (published by OMICS International) claims to have provided a refutation of the climate greenhouse theory. It’s, of course, utter nonsense, so I’m not planning on saying much. What is … Continue reading
