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Category Archives: advocacy
Maybe a little science denial is actually in order?
I ended up in a brief discussion on Twitter with Matthew Nisbet, Professor of Communication, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, and Sander van der Linden, Professor of Social Psychology in Society at the University of Cambridge. Matthew Nisbet … Continue reading
Speaking out
Bill McGuire, who is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL, has written a post suggesting that climate scientists should speak out more and that they should Come down off the fence and choose the path you know, … Continue reading
Some reflections on (corona) truth wars
I wrote this in response to a paper by Jaron Harambam called The Corona Truth Wars, published in a journal called Science and Technology Studies. I submitted it to this journal but it was (desk?) rejected because they felt that … Continue reading
The is-ought distinction
There was an interesting panel discussion, as part of Andy Revkin’s #SustainWhat webcast, involving Naomi Oreskes and Mike Hulme. Andy was highlighting it because of what Naomi Oreskes was saying about people staying in their lanes. There can be a … Continue reading
Do lockdowns work?
Preamble: I wrote this post for another site that was considering myth-busting type posts, which is why it’s written in the third person. However, the myth-busting part of the site never really took off, so I thought I would post … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, Philosophy for Bloggers, Research
Tagged Coronavirus, Covid, Lockdowns, non-pharmaceutical interventions, NPIs
22 Comments
Wilfrid’s Bro
Sometimes people message me on teh tweeter. Here’s a chat from this summer, with a friend I will call Wilfrid. His lines start with a Capital, mine are lower case and in italic. * * * Willard help, my brother … Continue reading
Cancel culture?
The talking point in social media at the moment (in my bubble, at least) seems to be the letter on justice and open debate, signed by 150 luminaries. It’s not been universally well-received. There was some quite measured comments in … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, Personal, Philosophy for Bloggers
Tagged Cancel culture, Free speech, Harper's magazine, Justice, Open debate
397 Comments
Mitigation, adaptation, suffering
I’ve been struggling, more than usual, to find things to write about. Everything seems to just be a bit of a mess. The pandemic itself, how it’s been handled in some cases, and the protests in the USA, especially how … Continue reading
Across the lines
I haven’t really come across anything to write about recently. I’ve been thinking a bit about models and how they are used to inform decision making. I’ve been thinking a bit about the use of scientific advice. I also had … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, Personal, Philosophy for Bloggers, Policy, Politics
Tagged Science advice, Tracy Chapman
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...and Then There's Physics 