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The Australian’s War on Science 77
Posted by Tim Lambert on May 10, 2012 Michael Asten continues The Australian‘s war on science. In his latest piece (Google “Science hijacked at school level”) Asten complains that secondary science education is not paying attention to the views of Ian Plimer on climate change. Perusal of the resources for secondary school physics students provided by the Australian Institute of Physics (Vic) Education…
April 2012 Open thread
Posted by Tim Lambert on March 31, 2012 More thread.
Merry Christmas
Posted by Tim Lambert on December 24, 2011 Best wishes to all my readers. A more successful gingerbread house than last time.
Climate Reality
Posted by Tim Lambert on September 14, 2011 The Climate Reality Project is doing a live broadcast at 7pm in every time zone. If I got the embed correct, you can watch it below. Free desktop streaming application by Ustream
Jonas Thread
Posted by Tim Lambert on September 12, 2011 By popular request, here is the Jonas thread. All comments by Jonas and replies to his comments belong in this thread.
Murry Salby is unhelpful
Posted by Tim Lambert on August 12, 2011 In reply to my email, Murry Salby writes: Thanks for your interest in the presentation at the Sydney Institute. If not torrential (in some cases invidious), the expressions of interest have at least been overpowering. Although I would like to respond individually, the volume of inquiries makes that unfeasible. Several requested illustrations that were displayed…
Greenpeace destroy genetically modified wheat experiment
Posted by Tim Lambert on July 14, 2011 The Conversation reports: Scientists today said they were appalled and disappointed by Greenpeace protesters who whippersnippered a genetically modified wheat crop being grown as part of a CSIRO trial. The trial crop was part of an investigation into altering wheat carbohydrate content to reduce glycaemic response and improve metabolic health. Planting began in 2009. Greenpeace’s…
Peter Wood’s double standard on plagiarism
Posted by Tim Lambert on July 6, 2011 At The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s blog Peter Wood excuses Wegman’s plagiarism, calling it a flyspeck: Mashey has been, as he puts it, “trying to take the offense” against global warming skeptics by flyspecking their publications. “You hope they make a mistake,” he says, and when they do, he pounces with demands that journals retract…
Scientific American blogging network launches
Posted by Tim Lambert on July 5, 2011 Check out all the awesome blogs at the new Scientific American blogging network!