Monthly Archives: August 2020

Tropical cyclones and climate change

Posted on August 30, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

Michael Shellenberger has a recent Forbes article on [w]hy Deaths From Hurricanes And Other Natural Disasters Are Lower Than Ever. The article is based quite strongly on the work of a friend of this blog. The basic argument being that … Continue reading →

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Directly observing the earliest stages of star and planet formation

Posted on August 27, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

Since I haven’t had much to write about recently (or, haven’t felt much like writing recently) I thought I would highlight one of my recent papers. It was lead by James Cadman, a PhD student who is been working with … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley – How Innovation Works

Posted on August 23, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

Despite having been a regular critic of Matt Ridley’s Lukewarmerism, I’ve just finished reading his new book How Innovation Works. I actually quite enjoyed the book and found it quite an easy read. Ridley is clearly a very convincing writer. … Continue reading →

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