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Science in Aggregate: Week 45

November 18, 2012

I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …

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Science in Aggregate: Week 43

November 4, 2012

I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …

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The Skeptical Disconnect Redux

July 20, 2012

“I think I have you skeptics figured out,” he said with a cautious smirk. “For you this isn’t about the …

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Risk, Emotion, and Global Warming

May 10, 2012

In my latest essay for the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), I talk about why I think the public is …

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Another blow to climate “skeptics”: The urban heat island effect is not the culprit

October 20, 2011

The “urban heat island effect” is the effect that cities tend to be hotter and release more heat to the …

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Science Fact of the Day 8.27.11

August 27, 2011

The rate of energy building up since 1970 is equivalent to 2.5 Hiroshima bombs every second. This energy buildup is …

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Science Fact of the Day 8.26.11

August 26, 2011

The amount of CO2 emitted by humans each day is comparable to almost 8,000 Gulf Oil Spills (in weight)!

Still skeptical about AGW? July breaks 9,000 heat records

August 7, 2011

Even though we should be cautious not to mistake weather for climate, the trends of the last few years are …

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Yes, You Should Still Feel Bad for the Polar Bears

July 20, 2011

Have you already forgotten? The plight of the polar bear was widely used as one of the first tactics to …

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Tornado Statistics

July 17, 2011

With all of the severe weather lately, and the associated tragedies throughout the heartland of America, I thought that it …

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