I love mathematics. It’s so simple. 1 + 1 = 2. When the Gleick Heartland documents were first released, people who call themselves climate skeptics claimed that the strategy memo was a fake because Heartland wouldn’t be so blatant in its wording about its goals and strategy to undermine the IPCC and prevent teachers from [...]
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Arguing With Stupid People
April 14, 2012
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Research shows that stupid people — people who truly are ignorant — tend to think they know far more than they do. They are also more likely to think informed people know less than they do. It’s the D-K effect and it’s rampant at both CA and WUWT and Climate Etc. If you’ve ever haunted [...]
Read moreThe Limits of Reason
April 10, 2012
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I’ve been absent from the climate change wars for a while — disheartened by the whole Gleick – Heartland affair. I won’t go into it in much detail — aren’t we all extremely tired of it? Sisyphys (1548-1549) by Titian, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain I’ve been rethinking my role in these debates since the whole business. Gleick’s actions, whatever they [...]
Read moreClimate calculus
February 12, 2012
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A column by Jeffrey Simpson in the Globe and Mail got me thinking about climate calculus. Here’s an excerpt: “One line item in every Alberta budget shows how the miracle unfolds: non-renewable energy resources. Last year, Alberta took in $8.6-billion in personal income taxes, $3.6-billion in corporate income taxes, $3.8-billion in “other” revenue, $4.7-billion in federal [...]
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