Category Archives: Communication

A War Against Fire

Posted on January 1, 2016 by | 395 comments

by Judith Curry

The most savage controversies are those as to which there is no good evidence either way. -Bertrand Russell

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Posted in Communication, Uncertainty

Bill Gail: Don’t let climate debate hinder the economy

Posted on December 4, 2015 by | 155 comments

by Judith Curry

Nature’s deviations disrupt our lives and businesses more than we should accept. – Bill Gail

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Posted in Communication, Policy

Lukewarming

Posted on November 5, 2015 by | 199 comments

by Judith Curry

Two new books on lukewarming have recently been published.

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Posted in Attribution, Communication, Policy

Industry funding: witch hunts

Posted on August 18, 2015 by | 525 comments

by Judith Curry

There is a remarkable and disturbing story playing out in the biotechnology academic community over industry  funding related to genetically modified food.

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525 Comments

Posted in Communication, Ethics

Mark Steyn’s new book on Michael Mann

Posted on August 13, 2015 by | 735 comments

by Judith Curry

A Disgrace to the Profession: The World’s Scientists – in their own words – on Michael E Mann, his Hockey Stick and their Damage to Science – Volume One

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735 Comments

Posted in Communication, Ethics

Assessments, meta-analyses, discussion and peer review

Posted on July 29, 2015 by | 440 comments

by Judith Curry

There is an unfortunate knowledge monopoly in climate science and policy – the IPCC and UNFCCC.  As a result there is insufficient intellectual and political diversity in assessments about climate change.  To break this monopoly, we need identify new frameworks for encouraging, publishing and publicizing independent and interdisciplinary ideas and assessments.

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Posted in Communication, Sociology of science

The Siddhartha heuristic

Posted on July 13, 2015 by | 286 comments

by Judith Curry

Siddhārtha Gautama was a prince who was only told good news, and protected from seeing suffering and death. But he finally realised that he was not seeing the world as it really was, and so he left his palace to first take on the life as a wandering ascetic, and eventually to become the Buddha. – David Spiegelhalter

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Posted in Communication, Sociology of science