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Dr. Willie Soon: Sea levels are the lowest they’ve been in 500 million years

In a short fun video, Dr. Willie Soon demonstrates how the sea level today is the lowest it has ever been. To do this he uses descriptions of the landscape of historical events and then looks at the same landscape today. Let’s not lose tou

Solar power is at least 10 times more expensive than natural gas

A peer-reviewed study published in 2022 found that wind and solar power are more expensive than coal, natural gas and nuclear power. The study shows that even in favourable locations like Texas, solar power is 10 times and wind power 7 time

Some academic actuaries say we are not overestimating climate and biodiversity risks

Ed Note: This piece previously appeared on interest.co.nz. It is published here with the permission of the author. Some actuaries at the University of Exeter in the UK have partnered with a group of earth scientists to examine what they ter

Analysis: UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion

A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. New runways at these airports surround

The FDA Bans Popular Food Coloring Red Dye No. 3

Walking down the various grocery aisles, you've undoubtedly noticed bright red candies, colorful sodas and even pink-tinted medicines on store shelves for years. Many of these products owe their eye-catching color to a substance called Red Dye No.

Dr. Guy Hatchard submits a report to New Zealand’s Covid Inquiry

The submission highlights several key points, including the failure to consider the risks of novel genetic interventions, the suppression of concerns and questions about vaccine safety and the failure to take account of a hierarchy of evidence in scientific publishing.

Are climate scientists becoming slaves to a system designed to prevent science?

The climate system is extremely complex and our understanding is deeply uncertain. There is a whole lot that we don’t know and even more that we can’t know. When in the 1980s, the United Nations (“UN”) picked up on climate change as a tool to push forward a

Inverting social innovation to transform health system responses to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the global south

Systems thinking is aimed at understanding and solving complex problems that cut across sectors, an approach that requires accurate, timely, and multisectoral data.

Don't fall for the Avian Influenza Virus Hoax

No one has valid scientific evidence to show that "avian influenza virus" H5N1 (or any other alleged “virus”) even exists.

Why Do People Claim They Own “The Science™”?

In a truly remarkable article, seemingly packed with anti-scientific claims masquerading as scientific rigour, Dr Jonathan N.

How generative AI will ruin science and academic research

Background: the epistemology of modern mass media I often come back to Neil Postman’s 1985 classic Amusing Ourselves to Death. It’s a penetrating analysis on the cognitive effects of media technology. His focus is mainly on how the format and mode of communication influences the character of content

The phenomenology of attentional control: a first-person approach to contemplative science and the issue of free will

There are two basic aspects of attentional control.

Climate Change: The Unsettled Science – Part 2

In Part 1 we questioned the fundamental principles said to underpin “the Climate Science™.” Specifically we considered the scientific validity of the claimed “consensus” and explored some of the many scientific doubts expressed about Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) theory and the so-called “greenhouse effect.” We noted the contradictory layman’s

The Health Benefits Of Borax

Borax is a naturally occurring compound found worldwide, with mines in the United States, China, Ukraine, Turkey, and India.