zaphod
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Post by zaphod on Mar 18, 2013 19:18:10 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 18, 2013 19:47:32 GMT
Hey.....I did like that quote!!!!
Thank you zaphod.
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Post by cuttydyer on Mar 19, 2013 9:00:14 GMT
This is a little off topic, but I can't help but draw parallels with a BBC TV film that was aired (UK) last night. The Challenger, a one-off film / drama based on the true story of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr Richard Feynman (played by William Hurt – brilliant in the role), reconstructed his investigations into how the disaster occurred. The title not only referenced the shuttle, but also Dr Feynman's pivotal role in challenging the establishment to expose the project failings – Feynman was not a man to allow politics to taint his beautiful science. Found an original clip of the televised hearing on Youtube which includes the moment (@1:56) Feynman dipped a sample of the O ring into a glass of ice water to show that contrary to the data provided by NASA, the rubber loses all its elasticity when cold: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCLgRyKvfp0Politics has a nasty habit of corrupting everything it comes in contact with. Feynman’s appendix to the Rogers Commission report ends with the statement: NASA owes it to the citizens from whom it asks support to be frank, honest, and informative, so that these citizens can make the wisest decisions for the use of their limited resources.
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. |
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 19, 2013 17:11:13 GMT
cuttydyer:
There has been a storm of postings in the denial blogs concerning the Mail article on Sunday.
The distortions of known facts amaze me.
A simple statement, we have not warmed for 16 years, certainly does seem to send the deniers into a frenzy.
Skeptical Science Syndrome on full display.
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Post by cuttydyer on Mar 20, 2013 8:11:12 GMT
cuttydyer: There has been a storm of postings in the denial blogs concerning the Mail article on Sunday. The distortions of known facts amaze me. A simple statement, we have not warmed for 16 years, certainly does seem to send the deniers into a frenzy. Skeptical Science Syndrome on full display. Here's a typical example of a post, from a very good weather forum: Contain your rage, ladies and gentlemen, I couldn't make it past the first sentence of the latest pile of **** from the waste of paper that is the Daily Fail..."I couldn't make it past the 1st sentence" is quite an alarming statement; in other words I will refuse to acknowledge any material that doesn't support my stance on AGW... |
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