Sociology of science

by Judith Curry
“Concerning the inability of expert knowledge to resolve environmental controversy and the pressing need for a pragmatic reframing of policy problems to allow for solutions based on bipartisan values.”

by Judith Curry
Reflections on Nic Lewis’ audit of the Resplandy et al. paper.

by Andy West
A narrative propagated by emotive engagement, not veracity.

by Judith Curry
A remarkable essay by  esteemed oceanographer Carl Wunsch.

While doing a literature survey for my paper on Climate Uncertainty and Risk, I came across a remarkable paper published in 2010 by MIT oceanographer Carl Wunsch, entitled Towards Understanding the Paleocean.
The paper is remarkable for several reasons — not only  that it was published but that the paper was apparently invited by journal editor.

by Judith Curry
A recent and worthy attempt to redefine the ‘front’ in the ‘climate wars’, which could lead to a truce and possibly pave the way for rational progress.

by Garth Paltridge
An essay on the state of climate change science.

by Judith Curry
Big news in the world of ‘climate wars’ – the libel case of Andrew Weaver versus Tim Ball has been dismissed by the judge —  for a rather surprising reason.

by Judith Curry
Inspiring biosketches of some amazing female scientists, which rather astonishingly includes moi.

by Judith Curry
Short summary: scientists sought political relevance and allowed policy makers to put a big thumb on the scale of the scientific assessment of the attribution of climate change.

by Judith Curry
“I think open explorations of the ideological assumptions scientists bring into policy debates are not only welcome but often necessary for having productive conversations.” – Aaron Huertas