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The Sun Made To Set On The British Empire – Via Science!
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The Sun Made To Set On The British Empire – Via Science!

The sun will be made to set on that faraway sinking land of legend, unhappy olde England. Because panicked hersterical (there is no misspelling) fretting frightened scientists insist there is…
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Academic: Genetically Engineer Shorter People To Battle “Climate Change”
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Academic: Genetically Engineer Shorter People To Battle “Climate Change”

This classic post originally ran 25 July 2014. I have corrected the text where my enemies inserted errors. The original title said "global warming", as it used to be known,…
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Lady Lawyers Become — Gasp! — Science Deniers
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Lady Lawyers Become — Gasp! — Science Deniers

Two ladies, both involved in legal academia, have written an astonishing paper in the Journal of Criminology. They insist lawyers for the defense should be called "guilt deniers", and that…
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The Claim 37% Of Heat Deaths Are Caused By Global Warming Is Absurd
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The Claim 37% Of Heat Deaths Are Caused By Global Warming Is Absurd

The media has been reporting that 37% "of warm-season heat-related deaths can be attributed to anthropogenic climate change". They gleaned this from the peer-reviewed paper, "The burden of heat-related mortality…
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William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry
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William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Thanks to EMM for the donation! I was interviewed by Duncan Thorin Shields (he goes by Thorin) last week. He asked the best questions I think I've ever been asked.…
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The Near Impossibility Of Defending Yourself Against Charges Of Climate Change
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The Near Impossibility Of Defending Yourself Against Charges Of Climate Change

I was recently pre-fired from a job helping with the defense of a very large company in its fight over being charged with the same non-crime detailed below. My point…
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The Week In Doom: Follow The Science Edition
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The Week In Doom: Follow The Science Edition

The return of the Week in Doom seemed to go well enough last week, so I'll inflict it on you for another installment. Do Not Get Sick Item: "Minority Contracting…
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Yes, They Are Still Coming For Our Gas Stoves
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Yes, They Are Still Coming For Our Gas Stoves

Scientists chase after fads as much, and maybe even more, than anybody else. We have seen this numberless times, "climate change" and covid being the two most prominent examples. Every…
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