Tag Archives: Phil Plait

No trend?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

I ended up in a brief Twitter exchange yesterday with Roger Pielke Jr. He had responded to a tweet from Jeffrey D. Sachs with the following Wrong @JeffDSachs Attached figure from paper you (mis)cite for WNP basin (where Haiyan hit) … Continue reading →

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Responses to 10 failed climate myths

Posted on November 1, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Hat-tip to Phil Plait for first drawing my attention this this very good (and short) video that discusses 10 failed climate myths. As Phil points out, the best is probably the response to it’s the Sun. The video is by … Continue reading →

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The irrational optimist

Posted on July 9, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Matt Ridley, who regards himself as a rational optimist, had an OpEd in the Wall Street Journal yesterday titled Science is about evidence, not consensus. Indeed, I agree, I just think that what Matt Ridley suggests in his article is, … Continue reading →

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Watt about evidence versus consensus?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Watts Up With That (WUWT) has a newsbyte post called Science is about evidence not consensus. It quotes a Wall Street Journal OpEd by Matt Ridley also called science is about evidence, not consensus. Matt Ridley’s OpEd has been very … Continue reading →

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Watt about the 400ppm?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

There’s already been quite a lot said about the fact the CO2 measurements at Mauna Loa are now regularly above 400 ppm. Unfortunately, in my opionion, Watts Up With That (WUWT) has a post called Mauna Loa hits 400 ppm … Continue reading →

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