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- Solar justice Mon, 7 Jun 21, 1:15pmRooftop solar has been one of the brighter spots in the chequered history of Australia’s climate and energy policy. But despite our national success, issues have arisen with respect to equity, access, and fairness. To date,...
- The big ‘cancel’ Wed, 13 Jan 21, 7:53amby Judith Curry We need to allow all voices to be heard. Like everyone else on the planet, I have been riveted by the events of the past week. And I have been suffering from a great deal of cognitive … Continue reading...
- Part of the heat is coming from beneath our feet. Wed, 9 Sep 20, 3:24amby Judith Curry A thought-provoking article from my new favorite blog, The Ethical Skeptic. The Ethical Skeptic My new favorite blog is The Ethical Skeptic. From the About page: “It is the intent of this author...
- Cancel culture discussion thread Wed, 15 Jul 20, 10:08amby Judith Curry A change of topic. I’m running out of steam on COVID-19. Still collecting articles, we’ll see if i do any more threads on that topic (of course I hope that Nic will have some new analyses for...
- US to lift restrictions on making viruses deadlier and stronger Fri, 22 Dec 17, 12:43amThe United States National Institute of Health (NIH) announced on Tuesday that it will soon end a three-year moratorium on funding research projects that aim to make pathogens more powerful than they are naturally...
- The blame game Tue, 15 Aug 17, 10:50amby Judith Curry For the sake of argument, let’s accept the IPCC conclusions regarding attribution of global warming, and their 21st century projections...
- Bullying as scientific misconduct Mon, 10 Apr 17, 9:08amby Judith Curry Updated AGU Ethics Policy available for member comment. Proposed new language identifies harassment and bullying as scientific misconduct. From AGU News: Updated AGU Ethics Policy Available for Member...
- Climate scientists versus climate data Sun, 5 Feb 17, 10:06amby John Bates A look behind the curtain at NOAA’s climate data center. I read with great irony recently that scientists are “frantically copying U.S. Climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump” (e.g., Washington...
- Response to critiques: Climate scientists versus climate data Tue, 7 Feb 17, 2:07amby Judith Curry Not surprisingly, John Bates’ blog post and David Rose’s article in the Mail on Sunday have been receiving some substantial attention...
- A strange convergence of interests Mon, 7 Mar 16, 8:10pmThe Telegraph reports that complaints have been made to the Charities Commission about green NGOs campaigning on Brexit.
- Outlook bad for Shukla Wed, 2 Mar 16, 7:33pmRemember Jagadish Shukla, the American professor who called for racketeering laws to be used against sceptics? There was considerable interest when it was revealed that Prof Shukla appeared to be working full time for a charity...
- Going down? Wed, 24 Feb 16, 8:25pmThe highlight of the day looks as though it's going to be the sentencing of the Heathrow 13 - the gang from Plane Stupid who thought it would be amusing to shut down Heathrow airport for several hours...
- Violating the norms and ethos of science Mon, 1 Feb 16, 11:17amby Judith Curry Don’t let transparency damage science. – Stephan Lewandowsky & Dorothy Bishop The Mertonian Norms of Science, introduced in 1942, describe “four sets of institutional imperatives...
- How is this not fraud? Mon, 25 Jan 16, 11:11pmI'm not a great one for shouting fraud, but I can't see that there is any other conclusion that one can draw.
- On the status of scientists’ emails Thu, 14 Jan 16, 3:45amby Judith Curry The issue of scientists’ emails is heating up. One would think that, following Climategate, climate scientists should expect that their emails might by made public, either through hacking or FOIA requests....