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The Pale Blue Dot

About twenty years ago, Voyager 1 looked back toward it’s launching point and took the now famous “Pale...

The Pale Blue Dot
posted on: Feb 17, 2010 | author: Dan

Satire is a beautiful thing

Amazingly enough, there are still people who claim to understand the science behind global warming, yet make the...

Satire is a beautiful thing
posted on: Feb 12, 2010 | author: Dan

The ignorance is astounding

I managed to get on the mailing list of Worldview Weekend, which tends to be one of the largest repositories on the...

The ignorance is astounding
posted on: Feb 9, 2010 | author: Dan

Consistency is irrelevant to denialis...

I follow the Skeptical Science blog and I took special interest to today’s post by John Cook about a debate...

Consistency is irrelevant to denialism
posted on: Jan 29, 2010 | author: Dan

If it’s cold, it’s eviden...

I find it noteworthy that the global warming deniers, many of whom were touting the recent cold snap in the USA as...

If it’s cold, it’s evidence!
posted on: Jan 25, 2010 | author: Dan

Those stupid scientists!

From Calamities of Nature comes this comic (the image here is just the first panel). I don’t want to spoil it...

Those stupid scientists!
posted on: Jan 21, 2010 | author: Dan

Dr. Oz is promoting woo

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a long time guest on Oprah, used to be lauded as being one of the few guests on her show that dispensed...

Dr. Oz is promoting woo
posted on: Jan 14, 2010 | author: Dan

Steven Newton on Science Denialism

Over at EvolutionBlog, Jason Rosenhouse links to an editorial by Steven Newton, a project director for the National...

Steven Newton on Science Denialism
posted on: Jan 7, 2010 | author: Dan

Climate Literacy Primer Follow-up

My post about a climate literacy brochure from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration drew a lengthy...

Climate Literacy Primer Follow-up
posted on: Dec 29, 2009 | author: Dan

Climate Literacy Primer

Via The Intersection blog, Chris Mooney made me aware of a great brochure (pdf) from NOAA, the National Oceanic and...

Climate Literacy Primer
posted on: Dec 23, 2009 | author: Dan

Help Alabama students learn real scie...

On The Axis of Evo blog, Colin Purrington points out that Alabama puts a disclaimer sticker into the front of its...

Help Alabama students learn real science
posted on: Dec 15, 2009 | author: Dan

How is ClimateGate like Creationism?

The “ClimateGate” email “scandal” about climate change reminds me very much about the...

How is ClimateGate like Creationism?
posted on: Dec 11, 2009 | author: Dan

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