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AI Slop and the Dead Internet Theory
As is so often the case with my wibblings, this one has ended up being far longer than I’d originally intended. There’s a TL;DR at the foot of this post for those whose attention span is limited (from what I … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Ludditis, perception, Phlyarology, Rants
Tagged cognition, cognitive dissonance, fake news, humour, psychology, science, stupid, technonsense
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Ricky Gervais presents an insightful view of atheism
I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. Richard Feynman (1918–1988) With thanks to Paul Handover of Learning from Dogs for pointing me to the thought-provoking piece below. (There’s also a ‘Best of … Continue reading
Posted in Core thought, People, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged agnosticism, atheism, belief, god, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Richard Wiseman, Ricky Gervais, science, truth
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Focus
While I agree that it’s important not to sweat the small stuff, I believe that it’s just as important to keep one’s eye on the ball and not lose sight of the wood for the trees.
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Core thought, Education, Science, Strategy
Tagged boundaries, cognition, environment, perception, science
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Sun burns water
Thanks to Sakis Koukouvis, I’ve just learned about a breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis achieved by researchers headed by Professor Sun at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. The researchers have designed a molecular catalyst able to convert … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, News and politics
Tagged energy, photosynthesis, renewables, science
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It doesn’t bear thinking about
Dismissed out-of-hand by some as merely another symbol, the polar bear is an apt icon of our times. Take, for instance, this story from Nature earlier this year. It begins in 2006 with a survey finding a number of polar … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, News and politics
Tagged 'common' sense, AGW, boundaries, cognition, deniers, environment, FUD, protection, safety, science
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Climate change in three acts
Posted in GCD: Global climate disruption
Tagged AGW, CH4, climate change, climate disruption, climatology, CO2, energy, GHG, global warming, science
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“Arithmetic, population and energy” by Dr Albert A Bartlett
This is one of those videos I keep coming back to. Each time I watch it, I find that it’s easier to understand. Greg Craven (of manpollo.org and gregcraven.org) uploaded the playlist of all eight short videos comprising in total … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Capitalism, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, People, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy, Water
Tagged climate change, climate disruption, education, energy, environment, global warming, Greg Craven, population, science, sustainability
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Communicating climatology is no doddle
The image below is one man’s attempt to inform and simultaneously demonstrate the nightmare faced by individuals wishing to inform themselves about the facts of climate change. I think he succeeded on both counts. See the original at David McCandless’ … Continue reading
Posted in GCD: Global climate disruption
Tagged AGW, climate change, climate disruption, climatology, CO2, consensus, deniers, global warming, science
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