…hit a twenty-year low, and with no carbon trading schemes. But California continues its economic insanity.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Prisoner’s Dilemma
A new twist on game and evolutionary theory.
The Glass Half Empty
Explained, by xkcd. This experiment is much safer than the high-speed baseball pitch, but still, don’t try it at home.
The Colorado Shooting Spree
Explained: it was caused by Canadian PM Harper cutting climate-change funding.
Of course! It’s so obvious now. Why didn’t I think of that?
Sarcastic Rover
Well, this twitter feed was inevitable. It’s pretty good.
The Fracking Fallacy
…of Tom Friedman. Friedman gets entirely too much respect for his intelligence.
Comeback Kid
Is Curiosity a sign of a new NASA?
I’ll believe there’s a new NASA when Webb and SLS are finally put out of their misery. But the problem isn’t just NASA — it’s Congress.
The False Dichotomy
Lileks, with some thoughts on evangelistic atheism:
Religion seeks the metaphysical truth to existence, and science explains the physical truth. The former is predicated on accepting the unprovable, and hence science is not its opposite. That’s the part I don’t get: the need to set up science as a contrapositive model. It’s like saying you shouldn’t want to see the Batman movie because the jetstream is dipping south and dragging cold moist Canadian air over the planes. Huh? I want to see Batman. But rain will be falling over most of the Dakotas. Why does that matter? It’s the Batman movie. The rain will be too late for the small grains, but may prepare the soil for next year. I think we’re talking about two different things.
I’ve never understood it, either. Of course, these are the same people who idiotically assume that because I’m skeptical about Warmageddon, that I must be a Christian creationist.
The IPCC Lead Author
This is stupid. Do these charlatans really think that minority Senate staffers can’t read?
By the way, on Muller’s “conversion” from “skeptic” to “believer,” Judith Curry is unimpressed.
Mark Steyn And Michael Mann
I missed this while traveling, but apparently Mark Steyn (as I predicted) is not only not backing down, but saying bring it on:
I’m heartened to hear Mr Williams doesn’t bluff, and look forward to being cross-examined by him in court.
Me, too, except I still think he’s bluffing.