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Richard's Decoupling

Posted on March 28, 2020

Richard did it again and forgot to say “oops”: Negative feedback was to be expected. Some argue that only by decoupling can we understand Richard’s point. Facts don’t care about feelings and all that jazz. I love thought experiments. They … Continue reading →

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But RCPs

Posted on February 9, 2020

Just as I thought I was out the ClimateBall Gods pull me back in. The “but RCP” flythe club got the best of me. For the time lost I found talking points for my Bingo. More on this project in … Continue reading →

Posted in ClimateBall, ClimateBall Bingo | 194 Comments

Sherelle’s Bingo Squares

Posted on January 25, 2020

Yesterday Michael Brown alterted me (see “@nevaudit”) to this contrarian editorial: As many of you already know, I am currently developing a ClimateBall Bingo. That bingo consists of squares that I identify with a “but.” The central square is “but … Continue reading →

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Jens’ Bayesian Models

Posted on December 22, 2019

[W] Hello. How’s everything? [J] Things are good, thanks 🙂 Busy December, but that’s par for the course. I hope you’re well also. [W] I have the flu, but hope to survive against all odds. That’s you: https://oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-jens-koed-madsen/ [J] Ah, … Continue reading →

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Contrarian Models

Posted on November 12, 2019

We need better ClimateBall contrarians. Perhaps they need better contrarian role models. Let’s find them, if only for our own sake. Here are five of mine. Fred Rogers was a TV show producer, a comedian, an author, a puppeteer, a … Continue reading →

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The GRRRRROWTH Institute

Posted on October 18, 2019

Posit an opiniator O* from the Super Wonderful Punditry think tank SWP. Deadlines displease him. The international community failed to meet so many since 1995 that such call becomes self-defeating, or so O* worries. To interpret IPCC deliverables, time for … Continue reading →

Posted in ClimateBall, economics, GRRRRROWTH, Philosophy for Bloggers, Satire | 45 Comments

AGW in One GIF

Posted on August 30, 2019

An image is said to be worth a thousand words. A GIF encapsulates many images. This one may not cover all ClimateBall players said, but I like it: Which words would that GIF be worth? If you got another illustration … Continue reading →

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The Popper Ratio

Posted on August 3, 2019

I hereby propose the Popper Ratio – (n.) Unit obtained by calculating the number of “popper” in a long-form text compared to the number of times Sir Karl is really cited. By “really cited” I mean (a) a quote and … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom Fighters, Philosophy for Bloggers, SpeedoScience, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

Frank’s New Memo

Posted on July 26, 2019

Frank Luntz issued a new memo: Frank suggests that we drop the word sustainability. According to his research, it conveys the status quo, whereas the American people demands improvement – a better, a safer, and a cleaner environment. For a … Continue reading →

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Rachel’s Bike

Posted on June 20, 2019

Rachel used to hang around with us at AT’s. She also moderated the blog for a while. She runs a blog in which she talks about her life in Scotland, with a focus on living a low-carbon life, especially biking … Continue reading →

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