Paleoclimatology Primer 2
About 6 months ago, I wrote up a summary of how paleoclimatologists determine the temperature of the past, focusing primarily on oxygen isotopes Paleoclimatology Primer. It was relatively well...
View Article"Global warming is beneficial to the ... state of Montana"
This will be a really short diary as it is bringing attention to an article I just read over at TPM. My first reaction: Holy Crap! My second reaction: I am not surprised in the slightest. There is...
View ArticleA possible unintended consequence of polling
We often hear about the effects that polling can have on the population. How it can help drive the narrative if the results are sufficiently skewed in one direction (see: Rasmussen; Scott Brown). How...
View ArticleThe fear of expatriating
I have been job hunting since January 2009. I have been (very) under-employed since January 2010. I guess that is better than unemployed though. At least my wife had a job that helped us make ends...
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History through the eyes of the supers
No matter what hundreds of posters on blogs across the web are saying, the democratic primary is as good as over. But among all of the speculation of what went wrong and what went right, people have a...
View ArticleCollege Unity for Obama
Texas A&M University vs. University of Texas. University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University. Duke University vs. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. They make for great Thanksgiving...
View ArticleThe Great Experience Conundrum
Here is what I don't understand, and maybe someone can explain it to me. If Sarah Palin has more experience than Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined because she spent 8 years as a mayor and 18 months...
View ArticleWhy ignoring Palin and targeting McCain is a mistake, hockey edition
We all know that Sarah Palin talks about how she is a hockey mom and how tough she is. But there is a lot of discussion about how we should just ignore her and focus on McCain. I agree that she is a...
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Texans wear their politics on their chests
I love my state, and for three years out of every four I don't mind being one of the very few blue dots in this very red state. Unfortunately, we are in that one year of the cycle where the state...
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Paleoclimatology Primer
There is a good diary currently in the rec list today about global warming (Intro to Basic Science of Global Warming). I noticed among the comments was a request for a primer in paleoclimate work....
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The bad math of astrology
Last night, we had a once in a lifetime event, the first total lunar eclipse during a solstice since 1683. Unfortunately, 2/3 of the article about it on CNN is about the astrological significance of...
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Common Scientific Misconceptions That Irk Me
Despite the general rejection of science by American society today there are still many of us who delve into whatever science we can find and enjoy it. However, even among the well educated, there are...
View ArticlePaleoclimatology Primer 2
About 6 months ago, I wrote up a summary of how paleoclimatologists determine the temperature of the past, focusing primarily on oxygen isotopes Paleoclimatology Primer. It was relatively well...
View Article"Global warming is beneficial to the ... state of Montana"
This will be a really short diary as it is bringing attention to an article I just read over at TPM. My first reaction: Holy Crap! My second reaction: I am not surprised in the slightest. There is...
View ArticleA possible unintended consequence of polling
We often hear about the effects that polling can have on the population. How it can help drive the narrative if the results are sufficiently skewed in one direction (see: Rasmussen; Scott Brown). How...
View ArticleThe fear of expatriating
I have been job hunting since January 2009. I have been (very) under-employed since January 2010. I guess that is better than unemployed though. At least my wife had a job that helped us make ends...
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