Once upon a day, so bright and fine Walked Chicken B. Little. A scientist, mind! “The sky is blue,” he said, “but I am not.” “For I know much, quite quite a […]
Roger Kimball’s Challenge
The famous writer Roger Kimball has issued a challenge: Name the silliest argument to be offered by a serious academic in the last 25 years and to be taken up and be […]
Remember what we said about zombies
“Zombie attacks to increase due to global warming” rang the headline on this blog seven moons ago. So said eminent zombiologist and scientist Dr Harrister, BS, MS, PhD, OMGWAG. Who would have […]
On male pattern baldness and global warming
Global warming doesn’t cause baldness in men. At least, I haven’t seen anybody claiming this. Yet. No, I’m talking about the little-known theory of intelligence and hair length. For a long time, […]
Start squirreling away nuts?
[Update: yes, there has been a title change. The old one was stupid.] The other day, some weather geek friends of mine and I were exchanging emails about the early snow that […]
Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies
Since we had so much fun with the Military List. Plus, it’s Friday. Star Wars The original 1977 theatrical, error-filled release only. Han did shoot first. The storm troopers did want the […]
For I, James Hansen, Scientist, have spoken
The quotations below are true in spirit. For the original political editorial, click here, which you really should read first. I struggled for a long time to think of an adequate way […]
I’ve changed my mind about global warming
The CATO ad is what got me thinking. Maybe the real reason I didn’t sign is because I knew that I might be wrong on global warming. And if I was wrong, […]
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