MICHAEL Crichton wrote the Oscar-winning science fiction adventure Jurassic Park. But screen writing was not his first career, he studied medicine at Harvard, and later in life became very concerned about environmentalism and science, and the … [Read more...] about How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 2)
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Why to Avoid Asbestos at All Costs: Faith Franz
LATE last year, Jennifer Marohasy posted an article offering her opinion on why asbestos use has a place in modern society [1]. We recently reached out to her about offering another perspective, and she graciously opened the floor up for us at The … [Read more...] about Why to Avoid Asbestos at All Costs: Faith Franz
How the Oceans Get Warm? (Rephrased)
ACCORDING to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the oceans are warming [1]. But the IPCC does not explain the underlying physical mechanism, the IPCC does not explain from first principles how the oceans warm. In 2000, in a short … [Read more...] about How the Oceans Get Warm? (Rephrased)
Climate4You Update
Dear Jennifer, Please find below a link which will take you directly to a monthly newsletter (ca. 1.5 MB) with global meteorological information updated to June 2012: http://www.climate4you.com/Text/Climate4you_June_2012.pdf All temperatures … [Read more...] about Climate4You Update
How the Oceans Get Warm: Robert E. Stevenson
THERE are only ever a small number of scientists who can explain a phenomenon from first principles and these experts will often speak in jargon that is unintelligible[1]. But every so often one comes across a real expert who appears to not only … [Read more...] about How the Oceans Get Warm: Robert E. Stevenson
IPCC Commissioned Report Damning of IPCC Processes and Procedures
THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) commissioned a review of its processes and procedures with a report handed down in October 2010, but only just now made publically available at its website.[1] I’ve only just started to examine … [Read more...] about IPCC Commissioned Report Damning of IPCC Processes and Procedures
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
