Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Filter out the con men such as Jim Bakker and you are still left with the vast majority of weirdness. This is because the con men are leveraging the existence of such ideas, they are not the root cause. When faced with absurd religiously inspired claims, then there are two things that you can be … Read more
This week has seen some utterly bizarre behaviour by Scott Pruitt who was appointed by the Trump administration to run the EPA. While attending a meeting of the House Appropriations subcommittee that was reviewing the proposed 2018 budget for the EPA, he proceeded to stand up and defend the cuts that would in effect completely gut his … Read more
The Trump Administration’s principle weapon of choice for attacking climate science is not melodramatic announcements such as the one concerning US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, nor is it the appointment of individuals such as Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA, but instead is firmly rooted in federal finance. The proposed budget for 2018 will, … Read more
Megyn Kelly, in the role of an NBC anchor, has recorded an interview with Alex Jones. Where this attracts attention is that there has been a complete shitstorm even though it has not yet been broadcast. Both names are perhaps familiar. Megyn Kelly quit Fox News and joined NBC last January. Her latest thing is to … Read more
When I first wrote about this a few days ago, there was as such no name. Well there is now, it is being called the “United States Climate Alliance”. It is also growing. There are a couple of key points to appreciate … It is bipartisan and crosses the normal political boundaries. Governors and city … Read more
Academic publishing can for some be a rather daunting arena. There are literally thousands of journals. Together they compose a reputation spectrum that at one end consists of the highly reputable high-impact journals such as Nature and Science, all the way through to the predatory journals that claim to be peer-reviewed, but in exchange for a fee … Read more