It may finally be time to start worrying. The horrible effects of global warming look to have begun It is estimated that at the Battle of the Somme in World War I, […]
First documented casualty of anthropogenic global warming
Climatologists are nice people
Most warm weekends, you can find me in Central Park by the Tavern on the Green playing the beautiful game of petanque. This is the French version of bocci, only unlike the […]
Reality overtakes satire once more: a legal joke goes by the board
You’ve heard the joke about the boy on trial for killing his parents using the argument that the judge should be lenient because he was, after all, an orphan? Well, that’s another […]
The Lancet’s poorly choosen statistics
The Wall Street Journal opinion page has an article about a “study” appearing in the prestigious journal Lancet that purports to estimate the number of deaths in the Iraqi war. It turns […]
Greenpeace is shocked–shocked–to discover lobbying going on
There is a belief among certain paranormal researchers—these are the guys who study mind reading, clairvoyance, etc.—that is used to explain why psychic experiments haven’t seen positive results. It is called the […]
Congress Probes Celebrity Drug Ad Endorsements
The sub-headline over at ABCNews.com is “Lawmakers Concerned That ‘Dr.’ Jarvik Lipitor Ads May Be Misleading Viewers.” A kindly “doctor,” Robert Jarvik, inventor of the artificial heart, tells viewers about the benefits […]
U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Skeptical Climate Scientists
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works has released an addendum to its list of 400-plus scientists who express some level of skepticism about man-made global warming. I highlight this […]
Hurricane paper featured on AIR-Worldwide
Roger Pielke, Jr., who’s at the University of Colorado Center for Science Technology Policy Research, has written a year-end summary of the 2007 hurricane season. The summary appears in two places: AIR-Worldwide, […]
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