Tag Archives: The Guardian

Not even giving physicists a bad name!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

When I’m trying to have a bit of a dig at physicists (of which I’m one) who think they somehow know better than climate scientists, I’ll post the cartoon on the right. When I came across this interview with William … Continue reading →

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Why should anyone care?

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

Steve Fuller, who is a sociologist at the University of Warwick, recently wrote an article in the Guardian called Science has always been a bit post-truth. I thought it was confused. Others were somewhat blunter I have rarely read a … Continue reading →

Posted in Research, Science, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , , , | 207 Comments

Working with Trump?

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

Jack Stilgoe and Roger Pielke Jr have an article in the Guardian called They may not like it, but scientists must work with Donald Trump. My first impression was rather negative, but some on Twitter suggested that it was really … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Policy, Politics, Research, Roger Pielke Jr, Science | Tagged , , , , , , | 248 Comments

Mass migration

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

Given that I haven’t had a chance to write anything for a few days, I thought I would highlight this Guardian article called Mass migration is no ‘crisis’: it’s the new normal as the climate changes. It’s the kind of … Continue reading →

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Tolerably tepid?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by

I was going to ignore Tamsin Edwards’s article in the Guardian, but there was one phrase that, I think, deserves due diligence and which – IMO – illustrates the problem with how the whole article is framed. The article was … Continue reading →

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Lomborg science

Posted on April 24, 2015 by

I was going to write a post about the whole Lomborg saga, but I really can’t be bothered writing too much. If you want to read about his many errors, you could read Graham Readfearn’s Guardian article. If you want … Continue reading →

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Implausible?

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

There was a recent paper looking at the near term acceleration in the rate of temperature change. The Guardian covered it in an article called global warming set to speed up to rates not seen for 1000 years, while Carbon … Continue reading →

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