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Month: January 2012

  • Prediction
    March 9, 2026

    Climate scenarios: 2015-2050

    by Judith Curry ‘Nature is about to carry out a very interesting experiment’ Read more.

  • Policy
    March 9, 2026

    How not to save the planet

    by Judith Curry Climate change presents us with a pressing challenge. A global consensus accepts that human activity is responsible… Read more.

  • Data and observations
    March 9, 2026

    Assessing climate data record transparency and maturity

    by Judith Curry This proposal by John Bates of NOAA NCDC nails what is needed in terms of climate data… Read more.

  • Uncertainty
    March 9, 2026

    Keith Seitter on the ‘uncertainty monster’

    by Judith Curry Keith Seitter is Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society. Read more.

  • Ethics
    March 9, 2026

    Questions on research integrity and scientific responsibility: Part II

    by Judith Curry Here is the content of my presentation to the UN InterAcademy Council Project on Research Integrity and… Read more.

  • Uncategorized
    March 9, 2026

    Nature Physics Insight – Complexity

    by Judith Curry In many large ensembles, the property of the system as a whole cannot be understood from studying… Read more.

  • Attribution Data and observations
    March 9, 2026

    Missing(?) heat isn’t missing after all

    by Judith Curry Earth’s “missing heat” might not be missing after all. That’s the conclusion of a new study that… Read more.

  • Sociology of science
    March 9, 2026

    Open-mindedness is the wrong(?) approach

    by Judith Curry Naomi Oreskes: When it comes to climate change, openmindedness is the wrong approach. Read more.

  • Communication
    March 9, 2026

    Climate Classroom

    by Judith Curry Some news from the climate education front this week. Read more.

  • Communication Uncertainty
    March 9, 2026

    Not 100% sure?

    by Judith Curry The drunk notoriously searches for his keys not in the dark where he dropped them, but under… Read more.

  • Ethics
    March 9, 2026

    Questions on research integrity and scientific responsibility

    by Judith Curry Earlier today via email, I received the following list of questions on research integrity and scientific responsibility. Read more.

  • Communication
    March 9, 2026

    2 perspectives on communicating climate science

    by Judith Curry This past week, two climate scientists have presented different perspectives on communicating climate science:  Richard Betts and… Read more.

  • Sociology of science
    March 9, 2026

    Is it necessary to lie to win a controversial public debate?

    by Judith Curry Serge Galam provides a disturbing answer to this question. Read more.

  • Scientific method Sociology of science
    March 9, 2026

    Radical essays on science & technology

    by Judith Curry The Dublin based Livewire Publications has produced a new collection of essays titled Science & Capital – Radical Essays on… Read more.

  • History
    March 9, 2026

    Historical perspective on the Russian heat wave

    by Paul Farquharson From about the fifth century A.D. onwards,  the Western tradition of history writing preserves abundant descriptions of… Read more.

  • Scientific method
    March 9, 2026

    False(?) Positives

    by Judith Curry In many cases, a researcher is more likely to falsely find evidence that an effect exists than… Read more.

  • Policy
    March 9, 2026

    Geoengineering for decision makers

    by Judith Curry The most fundamental argument for R&D on geoengineering is that those decision makers should not be put… Read more.

  • Sensitivity & feedbacks
    March 9, 2026

    Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and maximum entropy production in the Earth system

    by Judith Curry Albert Einstein on thermodynamics: A theory is more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises, the… Read more.

  • Scientific method
    March 9, 2026

    Too big to know

    by Judith Curry Update: see new cartoon by Josh at the bottom of the post the massive amounts of data… Read more.

  • Open knowledge
    March 9, 2026

    Sociology of science: Keep standards high

    by Judith Curry The rise of digital media has revolutionized the management of information and created opportunities for broader involvement… Read more.

  • Energy
    March 9, 2026

    China Rejects Paying EU ETS Carbon Emissions Surcharge

    by John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com Ever since the global recession began in 2008, suggestions of an imminent trade war erupting… Read more.

  • Energy
    March 9, 2026

    Energy Security: Eight Strategic Factors to Consider for 2012

    by Judith Curry In pondering what might happen in 2012 in terms of energy and climate policy, oilprice.com suggests that… Read more.

  • Attribution
    March 9, 2026

    The new climate dice

    by Judith Curry “Climate dice”, describing the chance of unusually warm or cool seasons relative to climatology, have become progressively… Read more.

  • Sociology of science
    March 9, 2026

    Error cascade

    by Judith Curry So…how do you tell when a research field is in the grip of an error cascade? The… Read more.

  • Communication Uncertainty
    March 9, 2026

    The real holes in climate science

    by Judith Curry The American Meteorological Society 2011 Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences goes… Read more.

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