Tag Archives: Scientific consensus

TBH, I don’t really like consensus messaging either

Posted on July 30, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Originally posted on …and Then There's Physics:
I might have to give Dan Kahan some credit. Even though I’m not convinced that consensus messaging is toxic and polarising in general, there are certainly circumstances in which it can be,…

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Consensus enforcers

Posted on August 30, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve been engaging in some discussions over at cliscep (yes, yes, I know). It included Ben Pile, who seems to think that the phrase is play the man, not the ball. Ben’s mantra appears to be that there is a … Continue reading →

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TBH, I don’t really like consensus messaging either

Posted on May 21, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I might have to give Dan Kahan some credit. Even though I’m not convinced that consensus messaging is toxic and polarising in general, there are certainly circumstances in which it can be, as I discovered – again – on Twitter … Continue reading →

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Consensus on consensus

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

Richard Tol’s consensus paper has finally been published. Richard’s paper can probably be described as taking all possible sets of numbers from all the various other consensus studies, and plotting graphs showing various possible levels of consensus, but without paying … Continue reading →

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Persistence!

Posted on March 26, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

Richard Tol has another article about how claims of a scientific consensus don’t stand up (you can read it here if you really want to). It’s the standard message that he’s been promoting for quite some time now and I … Continue reading →

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Defending the consensus, again!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I find myself defending the consensus project again, and it’s getting both rather tedious and rather confusing. In particular, because some of those who are critical of the consensus project appear to completely accept that the scientific consensus associated with … Continue reading →

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Web of “lack of” Knowledge?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

There is another post over at Watts Up With That (WUWT) claiming that John Cook’s consensus paper is falling apart. They seem rather fixated by this paper, which is interesting in itself. Anyway, it’s based on a post on Bishop … Continue reading →

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Watt about the 32.6%?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Watts Up With That (WUWT) has new post called Fuzzy math: In a new soon to be published paper, John Cook claims ‘consensus’ on 32.6% of scientific papers that endorse AGW. It’s about a recent paper published today by John … Continue reading →

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Watt about consistency?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

A recent Watts Up With That (WUWT) highlights various reports and articles that discuss scientific consensus and controversies. There is a general tendency within the skeptic community to regard a scientific consensus as unscientific. I believe the implication is that … Continue reading →

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