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Shifting Baselines Syndrome
If you doubt any claim made about man-made global warming, Jennifer Jacquet thinks you are a "miscreant" and on par with those who deny that "smoking causes cancer." She also…
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What’s Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing)
The headline comes from this article at NASA, sent in by reader "Mike D." The gist of the article is "that there's nothing to report." Says David Hathaway: "There have…
Posted inBook review
Transforming American Military Policy
Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy by Frederick W. Kagan, 2006. Encounter Books. Recommendation: read This book is an excellent accounting of the theories that have gripped…
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Another increase in moronicity
This story has been making the rounds (I first heard of it from Roger Kimball's blog). It's so incredibly asinine that it deserves broad exposure. The headline from England's Telegraph…
What happened to sultry?
I like Jessica Rabbit. Her voice, I mean---Kathleen Turner. Throaty, a hint of edgy raspiness, alluring, damn sexy. But I just found out that I was wrong. Turns out I…
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At least they’re admitting it
Here's the problem. You are a scientist, working on measuring the levels of aragonite in ocean water. It's not very sexy and nobody beyond a small cadre seems to care.…
Posted inFun
Lizards all male climate change club
Nature magazine reports this headline: Condemned to single-sex life by climate change. They are talking about a species of lizards called tuatara that live "on about 30 small islands in…
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I wish I was making this up
Another piece of data is in that shows money does not correlate with intelligence. "Artist" Martin Creed (pictured above) created a "work" called 850, which he will exhibit at the…