by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week
I just heard from Tony Brown that Denizen Jim Cripwell has passed a way, a brief notice is [here]. Jim was suffering from cancer, and remained active at Climate Etc. until about a month ago. Jim will be missed here, my condolences to his family.
From my twitter feed:
Reason: Climate Change Costs By 2100: Doing Nothing Has the Same Price Tag as Doing Something http://bit.ly/1qbIgQe
Amartya Sen, economics Nobelist: Focus on climate change externalities distracting from other energy issues: [link]
Powerful incentives in science push young scientists to avoid innovative, breakthrough work & stick with the routine [link]
What are the chances of #UNFCCC #COP21 being a success? Excellent examination by @bradplumer [link]
Ross Pomeroy: Can a scientist’s writing style reveal fraud? [link]
Predatory journals and defective peer review are general academic problems, not open access problems. http://bit.ly/GRFM6L
NEW BLOG by @PeterGluckman Post-normal science advising in an era of post-normal policy formation http://bit.ly/1rBtgO4
The Hill: Climate plan spooks Dems [link]
‘The Aftershocks': lovely piece on the 7 Italian scientists convicted of manslaughter after L’Aquila http://bit.ly/1wyfhLd
Pretty accurate assessment of the #UNFCCC #COP21 process, by @MLiebreich [link]
Why is the EU burning wood from the American South to generate “renewable” energy? http://bit.ly/1BWfhES
Bravo: Yale President Welcomes Freshmen with Free Speech Advocacy (@thefireorg’s blog) http://buff.ly/1AOWhXq
Clearly argued essay on sci integrity, politicisation of sci and science and values [link]
Steve McIntyre: EPA on Mann’s “Fraud” Invective [link]
Very good article #climatechange and emotions- How We Feel Matters More Than What We Know. [link]
Economist – Oceans and the climate: Davy Jones’ heat locker [link]
“The Best Way To Deal With #Climate Change Is By Integrating It Into Other Development Goals” [link]
New Republic: Stop obsessing about global warming – Environmentalists ignoring poor countries’ needs [link]
Joe Duarte’s scathing review of John Cook’s ‘97% consensus’ nonsensus paper http://wp.me/p7y4l-u0q
Obama Gives Up On the Global Climate Treaty http://wp.me/p4ja0Z-pi3
Settled Science Catches Up with Steyn http://goo.gl/fqxs6J
Scientific misconduct: what is the ultimate cause? Vanity, popularity, favorites & likes? http://ow.ly/AzFto
A sobering essay: How California’s carbon market actually works (or not) from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [link]
Learn to separate sloppy science from solid research – open access online course “Solid Science: Research Methods” [link]
Filed under: Week in review
