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Author Archives: Willard
The Portable POMO
Five paragraphs from Michel Foucault ought to be enough to dig POMO. Let’s take those that start his concluding remarks to the Seminar Discourse and Truth: the Problematization of Parrhesia. Parrhesia refers to the act of speaking candidly: My intention was … Continue reading
The Linear Model for Richies
Not long ago, Richie contended that sticking to presenting true information and letting otters decide what to do, given that information, was “the neatest little summary of the linear model.” This short note should suffice to show that this claim … Continue reading
Posted in ClimateBall, Good Ol' Richie, Richie, Roger Pielke Jr, Sound Science (tm)
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Peddling
https://neverendingaudit.tumblr.com/post/150362283819 Peddling is arguably the most favorite way for contrarians to lob factoids behind enemy lines. Once a door opens, peddlers block it with their foot and dispatch their sale pitches. Peddled talking points seldom matter to the topic at hand, … Continue reading
SpeedoScience
Talking about pseudoscience does not always bore me, but it often does. Not because it begs a far from obvious question, but because of its unsexiness. This kind of talk belongs to what I shall call, in honor of the famous WPM International, SpeedoScience: SpeedoScience. N. An activity where … Continue reading
Posted in Open Thread, Pseudoscience, Science, Scientisits, The philosophy of science, The scientific method
Tagged Blogging, philosophy, science, SpeedoScience
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Like a Boss
Jim Steele struck again at Judy’s: after walrus science and coral bleaching, he audited Gaia herself. In the walrus episode, I made around 50 comments; Brandon Gates spent 75 in the bleaching one. The Gaia episode features 20 or so, most shorter and … Continue reading
Posted in ClimateBall, Sound Science (tm)
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Free Ride
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.
Posted in Freedom Fighters, Open Thread
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