And they wonder why conservatives and other sensible people don’t have faith in scientific institutions. As Glenn notes, all the government funding leads to corruption, and not just in the climate-change industrial complex.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Derb And Discourse
A long, but thoughtful post on the “racism” of John Derbyshire.
I continue to wonder if they cancer treatments have impaired his judgment.
Doubling Lifespan
…with fullerene?
The Capricious Dr. Hansen
The Economics Equivalent Of Paul Ehrlich
The other economically ignorant Paul (Krugman) loses a bet. It’s useful to note that Paul Ehrlich’s partner in economic ignorance was John Holdren, the current president’s science advisor.
Keystone
Thoughts On The “Flat Earthers”
You know, the ones who work, or have worked for NASA.
[Update a while later]
The right stuff: what some of the astronauts say.
The Science Is Unsettled
A lot of NASA personnel are unhappy with the agency’s perceived politicized stance on AGW (Hansen isn’t mentioned by name, but one can read between the lines). I’m glad to see former Rockwell colleague Anita Gale on the list.
[Early afternoon update]
More from Anthony Watts, with a bonus shot of a headless Hansen being handcuffed.
Should You Be Taking Resveretrol?
Derek Lowe is skeptical. I’ve been taking it, in liquid or pill form, for a year or so.
Water Depths
A great infographic from xkcd.