We call on all people and nations to recognize the serious and potentially irreversible impacts of global warming caused by the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, and by changes in forests, wetlands, grasslands, and other…
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Dead Wild Roses: Hero of the Day: Myles aka powerm1985
Brilliant. Myles is a fantastic youtuber who is a biochemistry student out of the UK who is currently writing his PhD “Non-Enzymatic Transcription of Nucleic Acids and the Control of Gene Expression using Mutant Riboswitches by Synthetic Guanosine Analogues” (say THAT three times fast) and continually uploads wonderful experiments that entertain and educate and inspire […]
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Climate Skeptics Misunderstand Us, Too
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So recently, I’ve watched a few videos from the Heartland Institute conference on “Restoring the Scientific Method”—and it has been a fascinating experi…
Continue reading350 or bust: Stephen Hawking: Human-Caused Climate Change Dire Threat To Future Of World
Renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has stated that climate change stands alongside the use of nuclear weapons as one of the greatest threats posed to the future of the world. Speaking at the Royal Society in London in 2007, …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Climate Sceptic Group Reveals Strategy Document to Win Hearts and Minds
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In December 2009 at a gathering of climate change deniers in Copenhagen, Dr Tom Harris was shimmering with enthusiasm for his latest project.Dr Harris, executive director of the Ott…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: When Facts Don’t Matter: Proving The Problem With Fox News
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My two posts about Fox News and misinformation are probably the most popular items I’ve contributed here. They’ve been widely linked, Twee…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Anti-Vaccination Cranks – Lies & Deceit
Watch the intensely stupid anti-vax loonery in full bloom as they make the case for exposing your newborns to disease, because if their bodies “don’t want it” they simply won’t get sick. Their next show is on how Big Science has fooled us into believing that the earth is round… Filed under: Medicine, Science […]
Continue readingExponential Book: My lost chapter
Dear Editor, It is now almost one year since I submitted to you the chapter that you solicited from me as a contribution to the upcoming volume “Real cool phases of matter”, which is going to be included in the distinguished series “E…
Continue reading350 or bust: Wrecking This Place Down: How Do We Protect Our Children In An Age of Environmental Crisis?
Sandra Steingraber is a mother, a biologist, a cancer-survivor, and the author of several books on the dangers we are facing from the environmental toxins that surround us. Her most recent book, “Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in An Age …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: “A Little Knowledge”: Why The Biggest Problem With Climate “Skeptics” May Be Their Confidence
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Last week, an intriguing study emerged from Dan Kahan and his colleagues at Yale and elsewhere–finding that knowing more about science, and being better at mathematical reasoni…
Continue readingThe Skwib: When Roombas Attack: The Singularity
My next novel has a comedic take on the Technological Singularity, so I thought I’d start to do some more posts about the topic here on The Skwib. The following video is a kind-of companion piece for a Time article that came out earlier this year about the Singularity and one of its main proponents, […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Good without god
We can be good without consulting the godhead of your choice. Qualia Soup makes an engaging look at morality and religion.
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Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Evolution, Not A Controversy
Evidence from youtube, makes a concise movie about Evolution and Intelligent Design.
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Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Heritage Foundation Wastes No Time Spinning Court Ruling On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against plaintiffs yesterday in a lawsuit (American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut) brought by six states against several utility companies and the…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: The Fox News Effect: Sea Level Edition
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Climate scientists–and other scientists–are always improving and updating their methods. That’s how science works. And it’s a very good and honorable thing–or at …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: When It Comes to Expertise, You Can Always Fight a Guerilla War
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You know how conservatives always have those big sign-on letters, listing X number of experts who disagree with evolution, or don’t think global warming is human caused?
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DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Rush Limbaugh Seizes–and Freezes?–on "ClimateGate"
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For some time, it has been clear that “ClimateGate” has a dramatic meaning for the political right in the U.S. Somehow, “ClimateGate” gave those conserva…
Continue reading350 or bust: Hug A Climate Scientist Today!
Today is officially “Hug a Climate Scientist Day”, a reminder that climate scientists are our friends! Don’t forget to do so, virtually, or in reality if you happen to have one as a neighbour or colleague. For years climate scientis…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Science article recognizes John Mashey
Updated: With complete list of Mashey Papers
Computer scientist, entrepreneur, periodic DeSmogBlog contributor and “one of the good guys” John Mashey is the subject of an extremely favorable profile this week in Science.
Science writer Eli Kintis…
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Debating Michael Shermer (and Bjorn Lomborg) on Climate Risks
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On my latest podcast, I had the fortune of hosting Michael Shermer, who is the founder of Skeptic magazine and author of the important new book The Believing Brain. Shermer…
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