Science: “An Exercise in Finding What’s True”
Neil de Grasse Tyson’s video below is a must watch. His quote that “Science in an entire exercise in finding what is true”, is similar to another quote that I’ve often repeated from Richard Feynman:...
View ArticleIt’s Time for a 21st Century Hurricane Scale
Most folks are familiar with the Saffir Simpson hurricane scale and while it’s very useful, it also has some drawbacks. It’s greatest attribute is that the public understands it, but I’m not alone...
View ArticleNew Climate Report- Humans Are Warming The Planet; There’s No Convincing...
The 4th U.S. Climate Assessment is HERE. A summary is here. Here are some key findings. I want to highlight what I think is the key finding: This assessment concludes, based on extensive evidence,...
View ArticleAttribution Study Shows Hurricane Harvey Floods Becoming Much More Likely
Check out this paper in PNAS today. When the subject of hurricane experts comes up, there are two names that come into the mind of nearly every meteorologist: Kerry Emanuel and Chris Landsea. There are...
View ArticleThe Cosmos Lost Carl Sagan 21 Years Ago Today
His books live on. They inspire new generations of scientists and will for decades to come. If you have not read Demon-Haunted World, then buy it. Buy two more copies and give them to a smart young...
View Article2017 Was Another Year of Amazing Heat. It’s not Natural, and It IS the...
NASA and NOAA both announced their global temperature results for 2017 today. NASA says it was the second warmest year on record and NOAA which does the analysis slightly differently came up with the...
View ArticleVisitors to Our National Parks Deserve the Unvarnished Truth about History...
Note: The following is a guest post by Brian Ettling. It’s from his own blog, and I’m indebted to him for allowing me to share it here. I met Brian briefly at the AGU Science meeting in San Francisco a...
View ArticleAn April Sizzle in London
It was an April day to remember in old London. The UK Met office reported a temperature in St. James’s Park in central London today of 25.7° C. That is a very warm day for the UK in July or August and...
View ArticleA Space and History Lesson on the 49th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
It was 49 years ago today that Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, and while I remember it vividly, I often think about those who were born after that event. Can they truly imagine the wonder of it? If...
View ArticleThe Coming Storm by Michael Lewis is a Must Listen
You really need to listen to The Coming Storm. This Audible short is about big data, deadly storms, and egregious greed, and I’d give it 5 stars even if I were not quoted in it. (The quote is accurate...
View ArticleNote to the Media: Getting Science/Weather Stories Right Matters Just As Much...
The cold hard scientific truth is that the polar vortex is 6 (plus) kilometers high and located south of Hudson Bay tonight. It never reached the American Midwest, and every story you’ve seen or read...
View ArticleThings You Should Probably Stop Saying to Your Meteorologist
Meteorologist Dakota Smith posted the following video. You should check out his YouTube channel as well. Spot on Dakota! The post Things You Should Probably Stop Saying to Your Meteorologist appeared...
View ArticleClimate Stripes on the Solstice
Climate scientist Ed Hawkins at the Uni. of Reading is known for producing some great info-graphics about our warming climate but one of his most popular is now known as the climate stripes. This...
View ArticleLooking for Loopholes and Getting Lost On Mount Stupid!
When the famous 1930’s comedian W. C. Fields was dying in a hospital, a friend came to visit him. She was shocked to see the notorious atheist reading a Bible as she walked in. “What are you doing with...
View ArticleThe Internet Can Be A Source of Good Info on Covid-19. Like This!
It seems to me that everyone on social media with a science background should take the time to stop rumors and pass on good science info. Everyone with a science background should have the skills to...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Nearly Die from Covid-19
There’s a very fascinating video below, but I want to give a pat on the back to the many science communicators in all fields who like me have tried to give good reliable science-based info on social...
View ArticleQuestions about Covid19 and Virology? The Doctor is In!
The last straw this week was today’s BBC story of conspiracy theorists setting fire to mobile phone towers. It seems they think the Covid19 virus is being caused by the upgrade to 5g mobile phone...
View ArticleThe most expensive landslide samples of all time? Moon rock
NASA is re-analysing samples of moon rock collected during the Apollo 17 mission. These samples are believed to be from a landslide. The post The most expensive landslide samples of all time? Moon rock...
View ArticleDisease Experts Are Now Getting The Climate Science Treatment
I have to feel sorry for Dr. Anthony Fauci. He has received several death threats and had to hire security for his family. So have other disease experts and the simple reason is that their science...
View ArticleScience Illiteracy and Poor Critical Thinking Skills Really Can be Deadly
I’ve written many times over the years about science illiteracy and the need to teach critical thinking skills to students. Is there any doubt that the last 14 months has emphasised it like nothing...
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