Thursday, August 14, 2014

Book Review – Galileo’s Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom by Peter W. Huber

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Galileo’s Revenge is actually an older book published in 1991, and the author has written several since that time. But it is definitely...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Is It Time to Shut Down Climate Deniers?

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Recently I asked, " Is Climate Denial Dead? " The answer may surprise some. What is clear is those that deny the unequivocal cli...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

This is What Scientists Can Do to Stop Climate Science Denial in Congress

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As Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) noted in his on-the-floor rebuttal of the ubiquitous science denial of Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), ...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Does Language Influence Climate Denial?

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The language of science can sometimes be hard to follow for non-scientists, just as the language of all professionals is unfamiliar to any...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

The Role of Scientists in Making Policy

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What role should scientists play in the making of policy that relies on science? Historically, scientists have had a love/hate relationshi...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Is Climate Denial Dead?

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There has been a trend lately that beckons the question: Is climate denial dead? The obvious answer for anyone who still watches Fox News ...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Free Science Books

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Physics Database (http://physicsdatabase.com) is making available hundreds of science books for free download. As would be expected, most...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Does Ridiculing Climate Deniers Work?

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To follow up on my last article, in which I acknowledged the rather obvious fact that Republicans are behind the curve on global warming ,...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Republicans Behind the Curve on Global Warming - When Will They Stop Denying the Science?

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There was a fascinating public hearing in the Senate on Wednesday, June 18th. True, "fascinating" and "Senate hearing"...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Lessons from Neil deGrasse Tyson - How to Talk to the Public about Science

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist. More importantly, he is also a science communicator. In his day job he is Director of the Hayde...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

EPA and Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan is a Good First Step, But Only a First Step

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This week the Obama administration, via the US EPA, released its long-awaited climate rules under the name "Clean Power Plan." T...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

How the Media are Used to Intentionally Mislead the Public on Global Warming

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The fact that humans are warming the planet is unequivocal and incontrovertible. Who says so? Well, virtually all climate scientists, all th...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Science of Communicating Science

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" Science has operated for so long on this information deficit model, where we assume that if people just have more information, they’...