The Earth is just about half-way through the agricultural revolution where one worker can on average produce food for two workers and their dependents now. From the beginning of the agricultural revolution that freed up folks to make other goods and services around 1750-1850 to today where we have only half of workers worldwide give or take working in agriculture, 6 times as many people and 35% more calories per person from 1960-1990 alone.¹

Compare that to the BBC radio report saying that since the dawn of the PC revolution (I got my Apple ][+ with disk drive and language card mail order near the dawn of the personal computer revolution in 1983). We are nearly at one billion PCs worldwide and on a pace for 3.5 billion PCs worldwide in about ten years.² Interesting times indeed.

Jim Hansen has released the code for his models.

On two separate occasions, Hansen, who two weeks ago contrasted royalty with

Whether it’s increasing the salinity of the oceans, or decreasing it, we know who to blame.

Whether it’s increasing the salinity of the oceans, or decreasing it, we know who to blame.

Whether it’s increasing the salinity of the oceans, or decreasing it, we know who to blame.

Chris Mooney wrote a book called “The Republican War On Science.”

While it was obviously (from its title) of partisan intent, it was well researched, and did make a good case for it. And it even purported to attempt to appear bi-partisan, by pointing out a few examples of political attacks on science from the left. However, it gave them extremely short shrift, in my opinion. Here’s just one example of the kind of thing with which he could have balanced the book, had he truly wanted to.

My problem with Chris’ book is that it was too polemical, when he had an opportunity to make a serious point–that science is continually under assault by people with an agenda from all points on the political compass. By attempting to make it a partisan issue, it results in a misdiagnosis of the problem. After all, if it’s only a “Republican” war on science, then the solution is simple–elect Democrats. Unfortunately, the problem is much more complex than that, and the notion that it’s not holds us back from finding a real solution.

Chris Mooney wrote a book called “The Republican War On Science.”

While it was obviously (from its title) of partisan intent, it was well researched, and did make a good case for it. And it even purported to attempt to appear bi-partisan, by pointing out a few examples of political attacks on science from the left. However, it gave them extremely short shrift, in my opinion. Here’s just one example of the kind of thing with which he could have balanced the book, had he truly wanted to.

My problem with Chris’ book is that it was too polemical, when he had an opportunity to make a serious point–that science is continually under assault by people with an agenda from all points on the political compass. By attempting to make it a partisan issue, it results in a misdiagnosis of the problem. After all, if it’s only a “Republican” war on science, then the solution is simple–elect Democrats. Unfortunately, the problem is much more complex than that, and the notion that it’s not holds us back from finding a real solution.

Chris Mooney wrote a book called “The Republican War On Science.”

While it was obviously (from its title) of partisan intent, it was well researched, and did make a good case for it. And it even purported to attempt to appear bi-partisan, by pointing out a few examples of political attacks on science from the left. However, it gave them extremely short shrift, in my opinion. Here’s just one example of the kind of thing with which he could have balanced the book, had he truly wanted to.

My problem with Chris’ book is that it was too polemical, when he had an opportunity to make a serious point–that science is continually under assault by people with an agenda from all points on the political compass. By attempting to make it a partisan issue, it results in a misdiagnosis of the problem. After all, if it’s only a “Republican” war on science, then the solution is simple–elect Democrats. Unfortunately, the problem is much more complex than that, and the notion that it’s not holds us back from finding a real solution.

You’ll think better:

Scientists have suspected for decades that exercise, particularly regular aerobic exercise, can affect the brain. But they could only speculate as to how. Now an expanding body of research shows that exercise can improve the performance of the brain by boosting memory and cognitive processing speed. Exercise can, in fact, create a stronger, faster brain.

This theory emerged from those mouse studies at the Salk Institute. After conducting maze tests, the neuroscientist Fred H. Gage and his colleagues examined brain samples from the mice. Conventional wisdom had long held that animal (and human) brains weren

Don’t make biofuel–burn oil and plant forests. Wow, is that politically incorrect (but probably correct). Saint Al would have a fit.