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Category: science
Climategate debunking is (or should be) major news
By restoring the reputation of the U.N.s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the reports released by a Netherlands environmental agency and a special British investigative panel should do much to dispel the widespread doubt generated by hackers who pinched nasty e-mails from the computers of climate scientists associated with the IPCC. Or the reports would… Continue reading Climategate debunking is (or should be) major news
Andrew Wakefield Has Given 4,000 Brits The Measles
The decade-plus long vacctivist scare that followed resulted in vaccination rates dropping significantly in the UK, which is followed by a spike in measles cases. Though I’m sure Wakefield’s supporters will claim these two things are just a coincidence. Andrew Wakefield Has Given 4,000 Brits The Measles – Daddy Types Great blog post on the… Continue reading Andrew Wakefield Has Given 4,000 Brits The Measles
The Beauty of Diversity, and Sea Slugs
In the Philippines, Terry Gosliner of the California Academy of Sciences prepares for a week of diving to study nudibranchs, or sea slugs. … one of the few places in the western Pacific where you can say that the reefs are in better shape now than they used to be. That is in large measure… Continue reading The Beauty of Diversity, and Sea Slugs
ClimateGate debunked
E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data but the messages don’t support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an exhaustive review by The Associated Press. The 1,073 e-mails examined by the AP show that scientists harbored private doubts, however slight and fleeting, even… Continue reading ClimateGate debunked
British Researcher Steps Down During E-Mail-Leak Inquiry
The head of the British research unit at the center of a controversy over the disclosure of thousands of e-mail messages among climate-change scientists has stepped down pending the outcome of an investigation. From British Researcher Steps Down During E-Mail-Leak Inquiry – NYTimes.com While embarrassing, this incident does nothing to change the physics of carbon… Continue reading British Researcher Steps Down During E-Mail-Leak Inquiry
Five Physics Lessons for Obama
This is a must read. Advice to Obama from the author of Physics for Future Presidents in this month’s Foreign Policy.
stem-cell research breakthrough
Stemming the controversy: Scientists announced Tuesday that they’ve discovered a way to cultivate stem cells using skin cells instead of embryos. This could mean that potential cures for everything from Parkinson’s disease to Alzheimer’s might circumvent the morally fraught debate over whether stem-cell research is a handmaid to infanticide, as many critics have claimed. From… Continue reading stem-cell research breakthrough
how to spot a baby conservative
Remember the whiny, insecure kid in nursery school, the one who always thought everyone was out to get him, and was always running to the teacher with complaints? Chances are he grew up to be a conservative. From How to spot a baby conservative While the study is kind of funny, the science behind it… Continue reading how to spot a baby conservative