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Ross McKitrick , the Canadian economist who helped expose the “hockey stick” diagram for overstating the modern warming trend, has just published a paper questioning another article of faith among environmental extremists: the notion that government regulations to combat smog would result in significant health... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

The science is settled, those sanctimonious prigs with their Priuses, recycling bins, and holier-than-thou environmental attitudes really are a bunch of smug, self-centered a-holes . According to a study, when people feel they have been morally virtuous by saving the planet through their purchases... by moonbattery.com | related posts

New research conducted by the scientific director for VGTI Florida and his colleagues at the University of Montreal, in collaboration with scientists from the NIH and the McGill University Hospital center, may soon lead to an expansion of the drug arsenal used to fight HIV. The research sheds new light on how... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts

One of the hats that I wear outside of my job is as a STEM volunteer and (cringe) activist. Unlike Stem Cells, it’s not a very controversial position, but it does require overcoming huge amounts of inertia. STEM is the ( fairly recent ) TLA given for K-12 education in Science, Technology,... by blog.openitstrategies.com | related posts

Undersea science fiction seems to go in and out of fashion. I've always had a soft spot for it, perhaps because it's an underappreciated niche in the genre. Series that I am fond of are the Undersea books by Jack Williamson's and Frederik Pohl as well as Peter Watts Rifters books. I'm not the only... by theendoftheuniverse.ca | related posts

Kilrah_il writes "The linked article provides a short summery of the problems scientists have with statistics. As an intern, I see it many times: Doctors do lots of research but don't have a clue when it comes to statistics... and in the social science area it's even worse. From the article: 'Even... by slashdot.org | related posts

“NUI Galway scientists, engineers, information technologists and clinicians aim to attract new biomedical industry partnerships at an industry ’showcase’ in Galway next week. The university’s national centre for biomedical engineering science is hosting the event on March 24th, which... by 9thlevelireland.wordpress.com | related posts

Two recent studies from the psychological sciences have perfectly illustrated the problem of variable correlation: Why we can’t jump to the conclusion of causation when we find an association between two measures. 1. Long-time cannabis use associated with psychosis The finding of this study:... by evolvingmind.info/blog | related posts