Dissecting the Big Lie (Update)
This weekend, the Washington Post published the follow up piece to the Nov 5th Big Lie column. I supplemented that with a run of charts to illustrate the facts I cited. The pushback continues from the usual sources. We can group folks repeating the faux arguments into 3 distinct categories. Some of these reveal disturbing...
Global Warming Denier Turns Out to Be Sacha Baron Cohen in Character
Craig Reucassel interviews comedy genius Sacha Baron Cohen in character as his latest creation: climate skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton From boingboing: Australian comedy-news program The Hamster Wheel covers archconservative British politician Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, a Thatcherite climate denier, and former editor for The Sunday Telegraph and other right-wing papers. The Hamster...
The Big Lie (Previews & Edits)
Whenever I go off on a rant when writing some critical polemic screed, I try not to edit myself. Just get it all out in print, and we can worry about editing down for style and clarity later. That works especially well if you, as a writer, have a some idea of where you want...
Does Water Have Memory? (No)
The answer is No — this appears to be a thoroughly disproven concept. Hat tip @Lippard for the correction Water — just a liquid or much more? Many researchers are convinced that water is capable of “memory” by storing information and retrieving it. The possible applications are innumerable: limitless retention and storage capacity and the...
A Map of Organized Climate Change Denial
Discuss: > Source:: A Map of Organized Climate Change Denial NYT, October 2, 2011
You’re ‘Confusing Our Viewers’ On Climate Change
Just days after Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast, causing massive flooding in Vermont and leading to almost 40 deaths, Fox Business Network personality Charles Payne just had to ask, is global warming really to blame? His guest, Bill Nye “The Science Guy,” said there is evidence to suggest it is a result of...
News Flash: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Fareed Zakaria has reached the terribly obvious and long overdue conclusion that the right wing in the US is a fantasy-based denier of reality. Whoopee. After years of globally embarrassing foolishness, a cowed and cowardly media is belatedly showing signs of speaking Truth to Power. For his observation that the earth is round, serious people...
Harold Camping is Oh-fer-Two
I wanted to point out that the loon of the moment, Harold Camping is now hitless after two at bats. The religious zealot/jackass made a similar end of world prediction in 1994, which if memory serves failed to come to pass. And it is an otherwise delightful evening, no Armageddon anywhere in sight . ....
Camping: World Will End in September 1994 May 21 2011
Harold Camping on Larry King Live “1994?” Pt 1/3
Harold Camping on Larry King Live “1994?” Pt 2/3
Harold Camping on Larry King Live “1994?” Pt 3/3
Google Trends: Rapture vs “World End May 21″
The Rapture (in blue) beats “World End May 21″ (red) — at least on Google Trends. What chance did Harold Camping’s end of days have versus 2000 years of Armageddon fear mongering? The Rapture folk know the first rule of forecasting — hence the indefinite date for the World’s end versus getting too specific. Coming...
End of Worlders: Classic Game Theory Error
There is an Evangelist named Harold Camping, who claims the world will end tomorrow. He has violated the first rule of forecasting: You can give a price target ($0) or a date (tomorrow) but never both at once. Besides, the end of world forecast carries additional risks. People have been making Armageddon forecasts for, like,...
