In the dark about dark matter
Who is? We are.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Science
Heartlandgate, memos, and writing styles
What does Heartlandgate prove about AGW? Absolutely nothing. But it does say something about what AGW’s more fanatical proponents are prepared to do in furthering the cause—at least, what one of them, Dr. Peter Gleick, a noted freshwater scientist and … Continue reading →
Global warming: ignoring the solar evidence
Take a look.
Continue reading →Intuitive physics?
A lot of people can’t master physics even in high school. Although I got a good grade in it I never felt that it was my strong suit, and I struggled more than I was used to with a lot … Continue reading →
Mars rocks
Wow.
Continue reading →Survival of the not-so-fittest
We all probably have a fantasy of finding something very valuable and rare in an old attic or barn, neglected by the world till now. And every now and then it actually happens. When it does there’s something very, very … Continue reading →
The biology of politics
I’ve grown very very tired of research that purports to study conservatives and liberals. It seems that most of it is constructed to prove that the former are bad guys and the latter good guys. But this one seems to … Continue reading →
H. pylori and ulcers
I keep reading that Helicobactor pylori causes ulcers. That’s supposed to be an improvement on the old idea that it might be stress, or diet, or some unknown factor that leads to the condition. But it’s actually not correct. The … Continue reading →
Thanks for the memories
Wow. Just wow.
Continue reading →Big, big…
…BIG black holes.
Continue reading →Get your Climategate II summary…
…here.
Continue reading →Climategate II
Is this one of those cases where the sequel will be better than the original? Or will it just go down the rabbit hole? The NY Times is doing its best to assure that, with an article whose thrust is … Continue reading →