Author Archives: Scottish-Sceptic

2235AD till yearly forecast betters current monthly forecast

Posted on 19 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

The learning curve has long been known to be able to predict the rate of progress in many areas. If one applies it to climate, the results are startling and suggest many centuries until we can predict even the yearly … Continue reading →

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The end of the UK university? – II

Posted on 19 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Stewgreen dropped me a link to an ABC chat on almost the same subject as my previous article on the end of the UK university. ABC The Science Show: Will online learning replace the university campus? Here is the transcript:-

Posted in Climate, internet Revolution | 4 Comments

uClimate: stats of total clicks by site

Posted on 18 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

This shows the latest feature on uclimate.com which shows real-time  stats for the total number of clicks each site has had for all its articles.

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uClimate.com improvements

Posted on 18 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

If you haven’t been to uClimate.com, in a while, it now has a host of new features including what’s currently popular what’s most popular this week and this month. NOW including the latest news from Google! To see the latest … Continue reading →

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Delingpole, laser physics and the end of the dinosaur age of politics

Posted on 17 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

In the past big institutions talked to big-institutional news media who then decided what news THEY thought was suitable to tell us plebs. They justified their control, because THEY said they were impartial, using a totally arbitrary split between “left-right”. … Continue reading →

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The real reason for flooding in Somerset Levels? Not global warming – the pump was turned off!

Posted on 16 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic
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What are the sceptic aims?

Posted on 14 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

“to encourage the best quality science and engineering assessment of the impact of human activity on the climate, help determine and assess the impact of any changes to our economies, society & environment and to assist governments to develop the … Continue reading →

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Has Cassandra beaten Scottish Sceptic?

Posted on 14 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

After many years unpaid work observing academia: during several different stints in University where I several times had a chance to view academic culture anew; after years on various forum, particularly BRITARCH (British Archaeology) and on global warming; after studying … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Doctor Delingpole

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

When Richard Black left the BBC – I said he left to spend more time in the environment. When Hansen left NASA – I said he left to spend more time with the environment. Now Delingpole is going to “pastures … Continue reading →

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The end of the UK university?

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

With the rise of the internet, I’ve been wondering why it is that universities each present basically the same lectures to the same course all over the world, when the whole system could be so dramatically simplified. But then again, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, internet Revolution | 16 Comments