Category Archives: Science And Society
Life On Mars
This is refreshing. A scientist who thinks it may be there now, and has no problems with terraforming. Usually such people are concerned about the ethics.
Yes, You Really Can Say That
My lawyers, on the limits of the First Amendment as applied to libel and slander.
Middle Age
I hope so. I certainly don’t feel old.
On Diet
Nina Teichholz fisks the quack Dean Ornish within an inch of his low-fat life.
It’s a little confusing, though. The usual format is to blockquote the fiskee, not the critique.
USDA Dietary Guidelines
Playing politics with our health.
Today’s EPA Hearing On The Hill
I listened to some of it. Here is Judith Curry’s prepared testimony, and here are Moynihan’s live tweets.
The Democrats were sufficiently unhappy that they abandoned the hearing before it was over. They can’t handle the truth.
[Update in the afternoon]
Before he walked out, Professor Curry assisted one of the Democrats in beclowning himself.
[Update a few minutes later]
Post-hearing thoughts from her. I agree that the economist’s testimony was valuable, too. They basically told the Democrats that what the EPA plans to do would hit the poor hardest. Which is absolutely true.
Vox Day
As I’ve noted, he takes delight in trolling people, and many of them seem to enjoy being outraged.
Climate Activists Versus Skeptics
I know you’ll be as shocked as I am to learn that social media has failed to bridge the gap. Actually, though, they buried the lede:
…tweeters with climate sceptic views are no more likely to post offensive comments than those who accept the basics of climate science.
Sceptics have long been accused of trolling, but Williams said the study indicated their minority status meant they were just more likely to interact with users they disagreed with.
“We found a lot of negativity, but when you crunch the numbers you find out they are no more likely to be negative than anyone else,” he said.
“There is a popular perception that sceptics must be irrational or unreasonable but this study doesn’t support that at all.”
You don’t say.
New Solar Fiction
The first 26 pages can be read here. I’ll look forward to reading the whole thing.