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New Modelling of Antarctic Ice Sheet Shows Rapid and Unstoppable Sea Level Rise

June 5, 2021May 7, 2021 by Dave
Antarctic and Sea Level Rise

New Study: Failure to meet Paris Climate Agreement (keeping warming below 2C) may result in rapid, irreversible ice loss and sea level rise.

Categories Antarctic, Climate Change, science, study Tags antarctic, nature, sea level rise, study Leave a comment

Lord Kelvin, Perry, and the Age of the Earth

August 20, 2023May 6, 2021 by Dave
Lord Kelvin

The reason Lord Kelvin got the age of the earth wrong was not because he did not know about Radioactivity – that story is a modern myth

Categories Geology, History, physics, science Tags age of the earth, History, John Perry, Lord Kelvin Leave a comment

Handling Social media Trolls – BBC Guidance

May 5, 2021 by Dave
Marianna Spring writes on the topic of social media abuse

Why do people hurl abuse on social media and what can be done about it? BBC disinformation reporter has some insights and thoughts on it.

Categories Fake News, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society, twitter Tags abuse, Marianna Spring, social media, trolls Leave a comment

Political Polarization: Often Not as Bad as We Think

December 5, 2023May 4, 2021 by Dave
Polarization

Everybody and everything feels deeply ensnared by Polarization. New Study confirms that it is not actually really like this at all.

Categories psychology, society, study Leave a comment

Prophecy and Prophetic Standards

June 30, 2024May 3, 2021 by Dave
prophecy and prophetic standards

What happens to those deeply invested in a belief when prophecy fails in a very spectacular and pubic manner, do they let go or double down?

Categories psychology, religion Tags prophecy, prophetic standards Leave a comment

The Cult of Fools – The “fake” State of the Union address – May 2, 2021

June 28, 2024May 2, 2021 by Dave
cult of fools - bachmann

This is a weekly selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics

Categories fundamentalists, nutters, politics, religion Tags fundamentalists, politics, religion, right-wing, wingnut Leave a comment
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