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The study of the universe, and its interaction with human society
Can we successfully wean our economy, and out civilization, off of the destructive and expensive dependence on fossil fuels? Can we transition to efficient, renewable energy sources? The Rocky Mountain Institute’s ‘Reinventing Fire’ project lays out a road map for doing just that.
(hat tip: ThinkProgress)
Ignore these facts, folks! Remember, there is no climate change! Everything is fine! Nothing to see here, move along!
Heat Wave Shatters 2,852 U.S. Records, Kills EightThe fossil-fueled heat wave blazing across the United States east of the Rockies has killed at least eight people, knocked out power from Detroit to Connecticut, and set 1,859 high-temperature and 993 high-minimum-temperature records this week:
Americans, particularly those living on the West Coast, are worried about the possibility of increased cancer risk due to the plume of radioactivity released from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Some are buying potassium iodide pills to protect themselves. They’re wasting their money — the amount of radiation reaching our shores is simply too small to be a concern.
ScienceDaily: Collective Intelligence: Number of Women in Group Linked to Effectiveness in Solving Difficult Problems
When it comes to intelligence, the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts. A new study co-authored by MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Union College researchers documents the existence of collective intelligence among groups of people who cooperate well, showing that such intelligence extends beyond the cognitive abilities of the groups’ individual members, and that the tendency to cooperate effectively is linked to the number of women in a group.
(emphasis mine)
Sheee-it, anyone with an IQ above that of a potted geranium knows that if you want something done and done right, you have a woman tackle the job…
(hat tip: Crooks and Liars)
Carl Sagan:
We have designed our civilization based on science and technology and at the same time arranged things so that almost no one understands anything at all about science and technology. This is a clear prescription for disaster.
(hat tip: Great Geek Manual)
This is an idiot flapping its gums:
Anthropogenic Global WarmingClimate Change Myth Threatens Noble Savage Myth
This is reality kicking idiots in the teeth:
A new study came out in Nature a couple of weeks ago that assesses multiple records of ocean temperatures over the last couple of decades and finds that there is “a statistically significant linear warming trend for 1993-2008 of 0.64 W m-2”.
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[The] oceans are warming on decadal timescales, as expected in an enhanced greenhouse effect climate, and most of the ocean (below 700m) is poorly monitored making short term behaviour in the parts we can see difficult to explain. It is important in understanding global warming to keep the relative heat capacity of the surface and the oceans in perspective.
Reality wins. Again.
James Wolcott has coined a very useful term for the anti-science buffons that populate much of the world and the blogosphere: “Militant Ignoranti”.
I am definitely going to do what I can to spread the use of this phrase.
(hat tip: Crooks & Liars)
We’ve already had a taste of Kat Wilton’s ignorance, as when she decided to waste as much energy as possible just to be a fucking asshole. What kind of stupidity is she engaging in now?
I’m still waiting for my global warming….
Well, Kat, you’re in luck. I can tell you where the global warming is. It’s all over the globe. you shit-ignorant jackass:
Last week, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its monthly “State of the Climate Global Analysis” for January.
We see blowout warming in the satellite temperature record, which is so beloved of the anti-science crowd since they think — incorrectly — it doesn’t show warming. Note that in UAH, we crushed the previous record.
Stick to spewing Bible quotes, Kat. You are at least minimally competent at that task. Leave the discussion of science to the grown-ups — you know, the folks who are aware of the realities of the world beyond your own crappy little back yard.
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