UnHerd by Michael Shellenberger, November 3, 2021
Unherd 7/26/2021 There’s a problem with writing about science — any science — which is that scientists are human like the rest of us. They are not perfect disembodied truth-seeking agents but ordinary, flawed humans navigating social, professional and economic incentive structures. Most notably, scientists, like people, are social. If they exist in a social or professional circle that believes X, it... Read more
WSJ 4/13/2021 By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
Very nicely written article. Very informative and well documented. mrossol The Epoch Times. 2/21/2021 Commentary A few days ago, my husband and I were chatting about the freezing weather in Texas and the resulting blackouts. My daughter got grumpy when she heard us and said, “So you don’t believe in global warming?” “Not necessarily. If you want to convince me, answer my questions,” my husband... Read more
I guess painful loss creates an incentive, and incentives matter. mrossol. WSJ – 9/15/2020. by Daniel Henninger Wow. Overnight, apparently there’s nobody who does not understand that climate policy is not an answer to California’s wildfire crisis. Even the do-gooder, nonprofit news group ProPublica plaintively asks in a headline, “They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?” The article goes on... Read more
I have argued for nuclear power for the better of 30 years… Not that I’m that smart, for sure.
