Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus started off the day with a rousing speech. I hadn’t known he was an economist, but it was obvious quickly through his use of phrases like “maximize […]
Heartland conference: day 2
In the morning, there were enormous piles of bacon, which is, as all competent doctor’s should recommend, the best way to start a day. Robert Balling of Arizona State gave the coffee […]
Heartland conference: day 1
For the next three days, I’ll be reporting on the Heartland Conference on Climate Change. Day started late with a cash bar at the at the Marquis hotel. I live in New […]
The Top 50 Eco Blogs: from Times Online
The other (for U.S. readers) Times, the original one, has compiled a list of the top 50 eco blogs and paid me the generous compliment of including this blog. Other, and more […]
Today’s excuses for not posting
CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTIONS FROM A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE The Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, F?sicas y Naturales of Spain and the Fundaci?n Ram?n Areces are sponsoring that conference in Madrid […]
Example of how easy it is to mislead yourself: stepwise regression
I am, of course, a statistician. So perhaps it will seem unusual to you when I say I wish there were fewer statistics done. And by that I mean that I’d like […]
Do not calculate correlations after smoothing data
This subject comes up so often and in so many places, and so many people ask me about it, that I thought a short explanation would be appropriate. You may also search […]
How to look at the RSS satellite-derived temperature data
It’s already well known that the Remote Sensing Systems satellite-derived temperature data has released the January figures: the finding is that it’s colder this January than it has been for some time. […]
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