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
Climate & Climate Change
More ABC Bias, But Anyway
I should probably be flattered to be invited on to the popular ABC TV program Q&A as a panelist. But why is the promo for the program next Monday advertising Tim Flannery as ‘scientist’ and me as ‘climate … [Read more...] about More ABC Bias, But Anyway
Our Malicious ABC Science Show
Anthropogenic global warming (AGW) currently dominates climate science to the extent that many consider it a fact – not a theory. The famous philosopher of science, Thomas Kuhn, would describe AGW as the current dominant paradigm because this is … [Read more...] about Our Malicious ABC Science Show
Comment on ‘Solar’ by Ian McEwan
IN his latest novel about climate change, award-winning novelist Ian McEwan[1] apparently took inspiration for his main character, Michael Beard, from the people he encountered at the 2007 Potsdam Nobel Laureate Symposium on climate change. Not … [Read more...] about Comment on ‘Solar’ by Ian McEwan
Warming Since 1995 Not Significant: Phil Jones
"PERHAPS the major environmental news of the week was a friendly interview of Phil Jones, the former head of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU), by BBC’s Roger Harabin. After the interview, a question and answer statement, with some corrections, was … [Read more...] about Warming Since 1995 Not Significant: Phil Jones
NYT: Pachauri Faces Credibility Siege
The New York Times is reporting that: Dr. Pachauri and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are now under intense scrutiny, facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, … [Read more...] about NYT: Pachauri Faces Credibility Siege
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
