They’re Actually Just Checking to See if You’re Paying Attention
Posted in Education on Oct 24th, 2011
HT to my friend John B., whom I worked with when I lived in Pittsfield, MA.
Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Education on Oct 24th, 2011
HT to my friend John B., whom I worked with when I lived in Pittsfield, MA.
Posted in Environment, Methodology on Oct 24th, 2011
For a very long time, despite the shenanigans played by some in the climate science community, I have been strongly persuaded (as has everyone) that global temperatures (whatever that means) have increased by about 1 degree centigrade since the recent warming began. Much of the serious debate has been the extent to which this is […]
Posted in Methodology on Oct 24th, 2011
“BPA in pregnant women might affect kids’ behavior” Read the rest of the story, you’ll see some howlers. I like how that story made it into my “Top 5” AP Headlines today.
Posted in Unintended Consequences on Oct 24th, 2011
In an article on some really cool school that focuses on healthy eating and exercise habits we read: The family’s grocery bills are higher, but Hester, a freelance writer, says she and her husband, a security officer, have decided it’s worth spending more on food and forgoing things like a new car, for their kids’ […]