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I’m No Longer At Cornell
I got fired about a month ago. This would ordinarily fall under the categories, "About time" or "So?", and thus it is not worth mentioning. Except for this. I had…
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Reality-Based Climate Forecasting — Guest Post by Paul Driessen
Editor's note: since I am sick unto death of the weak anemic emaciated runtish political science of climatology, I refuse to write about it. I can point you to shenanigans…
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Scott Adams’s Climate Science Challenge
Scott Adams's Climate Science Challenge is of interest---thanks to reader Francsois for bringing it to our attention---because of his name-brand recognition. Here is the gist: So today's challenge is to…
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Just What Is Signal And What Is Noise?
There are two senses of Signal and Noise (SN). The first is obvious: a signal, some known phenomenon, is corrupted by outside forces, where these caused corruptions are the noise.…
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University Drops Math, May Add Diversity Requirement
"How much is the cube root of -169?" "Race is a social construct and quotas must exist to increase the proportion of people of color." "Correct. Question two: Describe the…
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Attorneys General Embrace Lysenkosim With Gusto: Why Now?
What took 'em so long? Put it another way. Given the manifest benefits of defining scientific "truth" by State fiat, why did government take so long in making Lysenkoism official…
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Obama’s Climate Challenge. Do Business Leaders Dare To Take It?
Today's important political post is at The Stream: Obama's Climate Challenge. Do Business Leaders Dare To Take It? President Obama is bruiting the idea of a $10 per barrel oil…
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Keenan’s $100-Grand Climate Challenge & Randomness
Lots of people are asking me about Douglas Keenan's challenge to identify which time series meets a certain criterion. If our betters are as good as they say at identifying…