…is an oxymoronic phrase, and a myth. Anyone who uses it is simply demonstrating that they don’t understand science.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Losing Nemo
…to global warming. Something must be done.
The Hockey Stick
It’s all the fault of those “fossil-industry front groups,” of course.
The 5000 Climaquiddick Emails
Reading all of them:
So far, it’s been fascinating to get a look at the climate hoax from the inside. The data fudging, the demonization of doubters, the knee-jerk rejection of alternate hypotheses, the quest for funding, the travel to exotic locations, the pal review, the left-wing politics, the fear of debate, the swagger in the early days, then the panic as the skeptics closed in–it’s all there.
It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it.
Paula Deen
You’ll be as shocked as I was to learn that she has Type 2 diabetes:
There’s no doubt that fans would be upset to learn that Deen had been keeping such a major disease, and a major consequence of heavy eating, from their knowledge. It would certainly cast an alarming pall over the reckless abandon with which she endorses delicacies like turducken. And it would lend support to rival Anthony Bourdain’s much-ballyhooed critique of Deen’s culinary style.
It’s worth noting, though, that in the past nine months, Deen has diversified her activities away from her old monomaniacal focus on fatty foods.
Nutritional ignorance. You don’t get diabetes from fatty foods, or the Inuit, who traditionally lived on whale blubber and seal fat, would all be diabetic. Well, actually they are now, but they never were until they started eating flour and sugar, which is the problem with Paula Deen’s cooking as well.
Where To Find Sensitive Men
This list seems to have been posted completely unironically. West Hollywood? Well, I’ll buy that, if the women aren’t looking for straight men. But why aren’t Fire Island and San Francisco, or Key West on the list?
A Climate Bet
…and the skeptic won, of course. All these true believers are natural marks.
[Mid-morning update]
More from James Delingpole.
Ten Space Trends
…for 2012. I hope he’s right.
Why We Love To Loathe John Edwards
It’s science. Of course, I always thought he was a duplicitous douche. The Democrats should be ashamed that he even came close to being vice president.
The End Of The Aztecs’ Fourth Sun
Was it caused by an impact event in the mid-Atlantic?