Scientific method

by Judith Curry
This post is running parallel to the post Reviewing the Climate Science Special Report (a technical post), to accommodate general discussion on the topic

by Judith Curry
The scary emergence of Nye’s Quadrant in dominating the public discourse on climate change.

by Judith Curry
Put the ‘consensus’ to a test, and improve public understanding, though an open and adversarial process. – Steve Koonin

by Judith Curry
Climate Feedback has interviewed a number of scientists regarding the recent House Hearing on climate science.

by Judith Curry
Two excellent articles about science, facts, and post-factualism.

by Judith Curry
My testimony at the House Science Committee Hearing on Climate Science: Assumptions, Policy Implications and the Scientific Method.

by Judith Curry
There is a problem with the practice of science. Because of poor scientific practices, and improper incentives, few papers with useful scientific findings are published in leading journals. The problem appears to be growing due to funding for advocacy research.

by Andy West
An inadequately testable and inappropriate framing.

by Larry Kummer, from the Fabius Maximus website.
Many factors have frozen the public policy debate on climate change, but none more important than the disinterest of both sides in tests that might provide better evidence — and perhaps restart the discussion. Even worse, too little thought has been given to the criteria for validating climate science theories (aka their paradigm) and the models build upon them.

by Judith Curry
It is important to distinguish between disbelief and nonbelief– between believing a sentence is false and merely not believing it true.