KARL Popper and Thomas Kuhn, two great philosophers of science, agree that scientific progress involve the critical overthrow of theories and their replacement by alternative ones. For Popper the replacement occurs following the falsification of … [Read more...] about The Need for a New Theory of Climate (Part 1)
Scientific American Features Climate Sceptic
By frankly acknowledging mistakes and encouraging her colleagues to treat skeptics with respect, Judith Curry hopes to bring about a meeting of the minds. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Scientific American Features Climate Sceptic
New CSIRO Climate Forecast for SE Australia Unbelievable
On Thursday the New South Wales Government officially declared the nine-year drought ended. The very next day the CSIRO released a report warning that the ‘current drought’ appears to be at least partly linked to ‘climate change’. The CSIRO … [Read more...] about New CSIRO Climate Forecast for SE Australia Unbelievable
‘Miracles, Media and the Murray’ on ABC TV
Backstage at the ABC Television studios on Monday night, after the Q&A program where I appeared as a panellist, the compere, Tony Jones, complained to Tim Flannery that he didn’t adequately refute my answers to the climate change questions. Of … [Read more...] about ‘Miracles, Media and the Murray’ on ABC TV
Man Bites Murdoch
Former News Limited Editor, Bruce Gutherie, will be a panellist on ABC TV’s Q&A on Monday evening. In his new book ‘Man Bites Murdoch’ Mr Gutherie alleges a problem within the culture of News Ltd.. There is a problem not only within News … [Read more...] about Man Bites Murdoch
Belief in the Truth of a Climate Theory
I wrote these two laws down on a scrap of paper years ago. I still have the scrap of paper but not the original reference. Harris’s First Law: Belief in the truth of a theory is inversely proportional to the precision of the … [Read more...] about Belief in the Truth of a Climate Theory
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
