tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post6955038796049450815..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Something went wrong at WUWT. Is Anthony Watts ceding his title?Souhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-51815173615697725652016-09-21T12:51:38.435+10:002016-09-21T12:51:38.435+10:00John I'm glad about the practical aspect. You ...John I'm glad about the <b>practical</b> aspect. You are one of the most valuable and influential climate policy people on the planet (even though 97% + of the planet's population has never heard of you). <br />You will of course be on the wrong side of the <i>Scientific Mason Dixon Line</i> but then so is your fellow traveller (in more ways than one) that other masterful communicator Katharine Hayhoe.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807913317731807617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-58005657224818705512016-09-21T12:15:18.050+10:002016-09-21T12:15:18.050+10:00It's the world-leading climate comm research a...It's the world-leading climate comm research at the Center for Climate Change Communication (4C), and the prospect of the collaborative environment with the researchers at GMU as well as Yale, that won me over. I was also enticed by the 4C dual-approach of research + practical application which mirrored my own approach.<br /><br />I had no idea they had free parking, that's the cherry on top! :-)John Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709658149377918808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-8078939073648261952016-09-21T12:08:40.374+10:002016-09-21T12:08:40.374+10:00Low blow, Jim, low blow!Low blow, Jim, low blow!John Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709658149377918808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-39931208546920493132016-09-21T00:57:26.253+10:002016-09-21T00:57:26.253+10:00I agree that's a black mark against the univer...I agree that's a black mark against the university. On the other hand, the Centre for Climate Change Communication has Ed Maibach, close links with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (Anthony Leiserowitz), and has been running the Six Americas poll for some years, among other things. I can see it as a logical step for John Cook.<br /><br />There aren't many places that specialise in climate change communication to the public, and the USA would be a ripe ground for John's ongoing research into climate science communication and science denial.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-37381693182870477392016-09-21T00:28:11.539+10:002016-09-21T00:28:11.539+10:00I do find it concerning that John would accept a p...I do find it concerning that John would accept a position at a university which could not muster the integrity and (very small amount of) courage to censure a faculty member (Wegman) for plagiarism that would have been open and shut case had the plagiarism been committed by a student. <br /><br />I'm sure he has his reasons, but that one bit would make GMU a complete nonstarter for me if I were still job searching and not retired now.jgnfldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-36300470797161474202016-09-20T23:38:24.047+10:002016-09-20T23:38:24.047+10:00BTW, if you want to learn about skeptics (real one...BTW, if you want to learn about skeptics (real ones, not fake ones), you could visit http://www.skeptic.com/<br /><br />Don't let words like "evidence" and "research" put you off. It's not that hard to learn how to research research :)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-84183311751981627962016-09-20T23:32:42.219+10:002016-09-20T23:32:42.219+10:00No, that's not it anon. The context here is a ...No, that's not it anon. The context here is a fake sceptic is someone who claims to question the validity of something but doesn't bother taking the next step of finding out whether that something is valid or invalid.<br /><br />A real sceptic may question the validity of something, then they'll go see what information they can find on the subject to see if the "something" turns out to be valid or not.<br /><br />Most scientists are sceptical in that sense. They do real research, they don't just look it up in a journal. They investigate. <br /><br />Most fake sceptics don't even bother looking stuff up in a journal. They just tout their disbelief, often with the logical fallacy of personal incredulity. (I don't believe it therefore it's not true.) Sometimes citing another denier. More rarely citing a scientific paper and, if so, misrepresenting it for their own dubious purposes.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-14793195235219828422016-09-20T22:51:57.222+10:002016-09-20T22:51:57.222+10:00I love you John and I'm sad that you are leavi...I love you John and I'm sad that you are leaving the sky rocketing UQ. It's rated <b>60th</b> on the planet <i>with a bullet</i> whilst George Mason is <b>651st</b> with an anvil. <br />Your first-rate social science research helped UQ get up there (University rankings are based on publications).<br /><br />John was it the free parking or George Mason's proximity to the sinking Norfolk Naval Base which won you over?PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807913317731807617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-92139450844519084502016-09-20T22:50:53.787+10:002016-09-20T22:50:53.787+10:00Only a bit behind the times. Like half a century. ...Only a bit behind the times. Like half a century. But being 50 years behind current science probably is not bad for a denier. <br /><br />For his edification: Ulric Neisser published Cognitive Psychology in 1967. Even before the stranglehold of behaviorism was being loosened by the likes of Tolman, Hilgard, Atkinson and others.jgnfldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-34407714896837133142016-09-20T22:22:08.302+10:002016-09-20T22:22:08.302+10:00Wegman doesn't show up on the people finder of...Wegman doesn't show up on the people finder of GMU, so maybe he has completely retired? Last publication seems to be from 2013. There's a 2016 one, but that managed to sneak its way into the journal of a predatory publisher...Marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-3175660462916889052016-09-20T22:02:38.878+10:002016-09-20T22:02:38.878+10:00Wishful thinking from George, based on a sample si...Wishful thinking from George, based on a sample size of two. Some study how people behave; some study what people think; some study how we think; some study why people think; and some what makes people have the thoughts they have. (The "thoughts" expressed at WUWT would provide psychologists with a source of data for challenging research.)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-49730434317491749652016-09-20T21:55:12.061+10:002016-09-20T21:55:12.061+10:00Cute as anything, redefining words:
So now, by yo...Cute as anything, redefining words:<br /><br />So now, by your definition, skeptic means 'a person who correctly doubts a statement by others, but only if those others are factually wrong.'<br /><br />It once meant, 'a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.'<br /><br />AND as an added bonus you get to decide on whether the point is factual or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-30679084712173621032016-09-20T21:14:51.772+10:002016-09-20T21:14:51.772+10:00I wonder if he'll "network" down the...I wonder if he'll "network" down the hall with Wegman?JCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-60783806468529648662016-09-20T21:12:15.560+10:002016-09-20T21:12:15.560+10:00It occurs to me that by moving to George Mason, it...It occurs to me that by moving to George Mason, it will be easier for John Cook to collaborate with Ed Wegman. :)jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-72028669495316450832016-09-20T21:11:01.727+10:002016-09-20T21:11:01.727+10:00george e. smith September 19, 2016 at 12:00 pm
I...<b>george e. smith September 19, 2016 at 12:00 pm</b> <br /><br /><i>I know a Psychologist; two of them in fact; …<br /><br />Well they study ” behavior ” <br /><br />That is what Psychologists do.<br /><br />They do NOT study what people think</i> <br /><br />Oh the ignorance hurts. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-48423141799396824092016-09-20T20:28:44.543+10:002016-09-20T20:28:44.543+10:00A little "skeptic" bashing (talking abou...A little "skeptic" bashing (talking about me now) is one way to let off a bit of steam, especially when denier blogs become tediously repetitive. (It's not happening, sea level isn't rising, the little ice age is bouncing, it's sure to cool down any decade now, etc.)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-68657075687733477712016-09-20T19:59:51.284+10:002016-09-20T19:59:51.284+10:00At the end of the day, it probably doesn't hel...At the end of the day, it probably doesn't help much :-)...and Then There's Physicshttp://andthentheresphysics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-68478281968071217392016-09-20T19:41:13.704+10:002016-09-20T19:41:13.704+10:00I'd have thought going to WUWT would aggravate...I'd have thought going to WUWT would aggravate boredom, not be a palliative :(<br /><br />BTW, ATTP, <a href="http://blog.hotwhopper.com/2015/06/more-perversity-from-anthony-watts.html" rel="nofollow">evidence suggests</a> you are right about that (being probably wrong, that is.)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-42007301159194302212016-09-20T19:36:29.814+10:002016-09-20T19:36:29.814+10:00I'll add commiserations to my fellow Australia...I'll add commiserations to my fellow Australians not just for not regaining The Ashes from the UK, but for losing Dr Cook to the USA, for now.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-9784272426106955652016-09-20T19:31:57.938+10:002016-09-20T19:31:57.938+10:00Oh dear. That was simply me being slightly bored ...Oh dear. That was simply me being slightly bored and deciding that if Anthony can dish it out, he should be able to take it. I'm probably wrong about that, though :-)...and Then There's Physicshttp://andthentheresphysics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-62061200897021202712016-09-20T19:13:45.194+10:002016-09-20T19:13:45.194+10:00Ho ho ho!
A packet of virtual peanuts for ATTP.
...Ho ho ho!<br /><br />A packet of virtual peanuts for ATTP.<br /><br />Congratulations to Dr. Cook on his departure from Down Under, but I feel I should point out at this juncture that The Ashes are currently in the UK, not the USA.Jim Hunthttp://greatwhitecon.info/blognoreply@blogger.com