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Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: From Science Arbiter to Issue Advocate

On a general level, MNP employed ‘ Science Arbiter’ discourses, steering clear of political considerations but trying to meet policymakers’ demands for assessment and information. However, in the case study, discourse moved in the …

» Science Czar: John Holdren NoisyRoom.net: Where liberty dwells …

Holdren was the chairman of the board of directors for the American Association of the Advancement of Science from 2007 to 2008. He is director of the Woods Hole Research Center. Holdren most recently served as the Teresa and John Heinz …

Field can still claim travel perks | Otago Daily Times Online

They can claim for up to 12 free domestic return trips a year and a 90% discount on international travel provided it does not exceed the cost of a return business flight to London on Air New Zealand – about $10000. …

Newsweek's Science Editor explains why climate change is “even …

She makes the very case I did in my recent post (except without the hyperlinks — the Achilles Heel of MSM science writing). For more on the International Polar Year, see The IPY: “Arctic sea ice will probably not recover” and their …

Animals can take advantage of emerging habitat resulting from …

WASHINGTON – In a new study, scientists have found that elephant seals traveled surprisingly far when ice retreated from part of the Antarctic mainland about 7500 years ago, indicating that the animals may be able to take advantage of …

Evolution, Entertainment, and the Socialist Calculation Debate …

I think that’s dead right, and also applies to any form of entertainment with a macro-social setting. We enjoy playing games with relatively simple cause-and-effect dynamics because our minds evolved to deal with simple cause-and-effect …