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Jens’ Bayesian Models

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

[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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IAMs – Open Thread

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

There’s been an interesting debate about IAMs. IAMs are Integrated Assessment Models that are used to develop mitigation pathways. In this article, Kevin Anderson argues that IAMs are simply the wrong tools for the job, while Jessica Jewel clarifies the … Continue reading →

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It’s dangerous!

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

There’s a recent Nature Climate Change article by Shinichiro Asayam, Rob Bellamy, Oliver Geden, Warren Pearce and Mike Hulme. It’s called Why setting a climate deadline is dangerous. The basic idea is that the rise in political rhetoric that sets … Continue reading →

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J R Oppenheimer Asks: Can Science Provide Better Models for Democracy?

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

I came across a collection of 1950’s vintage essays by Robert Oppenheimer that’s been lurking quietly unattended in my book collection for who knows how long. Reading essays by scientifically accomplished people from long ago is always an eye-opener. Bits … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Smith

Posted on January 1, 2019 by

Originally posted on …and Then There's Physics:
Today is the 100th anniversary of the start of the first World War. In one of the articles I was reading, there was a comment that it was an event that probably…

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Limits to growth?

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

I’ve been doing some reading to try and better understand the debate between decoupling and degrowth. I should acknowledge upfront that I haven’t really grasped the complexities of these issues, so this post will probably be rather confused and rambling. … Continue reading →

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Why do we do research?

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

I thought I would briefly comment a little more about the claims made in John McLean’s thesis. Something to bear in mind is why we do research. Essentially, research is very simply about trying to understand something; to answer some … Continue reading →

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