Category Archives: Academia

The future of academia

Posted on 12 July 2019 by Pict1

A few years ago before my son went to University I talked about the fact that much of what universities do could be automated using online media. I was told in no uncertain terms that I was wrong. A few … Continue reading →

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The death of the expert

Posted on 3 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

Whenever someone challenges me for not believing in this or that “expert” I have a simple response: “I’m an expert on experts – I’ve written a book** on the subject and trust me, you can’t believe experts” Of course, if … Continue reading →

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Parking global warming

Posted on 28 April 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

It is said, that if you navigate a super-tanker, that you need to think miles ahead because of the time it takes the super-tanker to respond. Likewise, government is a bit dim-witted and ideas tend to get absorbed more in … Continue reading →

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Causes of the rise of groupthink in academia

Posted on 9 September 2015 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is a quick note looking at some possible causes of academic groupthink and why it might be more prevalent in recent years. We all know that climate “science” has revealed the most appalling side of academia with bullying groupthink … Continue reading →

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The theory of non-causality

Posted on 6 August 2015 by Scottish-Sceptic

In logic, there is a requirement the world is structured such that A->B which can be read “if A then B”, but is often assumed to mean: “A causes B”. As a physicist, I was indeed taught that the whole … Continue reading →

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An Aspiring Scientist’s Frustration with Modern-Day Academia

Posted on 13 March 2015 by Scottish-Sceptic

Judith Curry alerted me to a really good article “Here’s one way to reach a consensus“. I think very accurately describes the environment within which the global warming scare flourished and sceptical-science was repressed. Here’s a good excerpt. You need … Continue reading →

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The Climate wars – toward a washup review.

Posted on 30 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

As I said a while back (The limits of Climate Hysteria) we’ve now reached the stage in these “climate wars” whereby the climate itself is the main combatant forcing the ranks of the delusional public academia, to be dragged kicking … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Climate, History, Media, My Best Articles, Politics, Sceptics | 29 Comments

Why academics should pay the cost when Global warming fails

Posted on 5 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

If you offer advice to government and claim that advice should be followed, then you are taking on the role of a normal private sector consultant who is legally liable for the costs incurred by those to whom they give … Continue reading →

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The Human Reptile?

Posted on 11 November 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

A long time ago animals were divided into “mammals” and “reptiles” from Latin repere “to crawl, creep”. Reptiles were the cold blooded, scaly creatures who lurked in cold water laid eggs and were basically “not nice” like fluffy furry mammals. … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, General, My Best Articles, Proposals | Tagged Evolution, Reptiles, Tree of life, Turtles | 6 Comments

Admission: Climate Scientists are Extremists and Alarmists

Posted on 11 November 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

There’s a trailer for another “Trust me I call myself a scientist” videos which is a completely doomed tactic of trying to persuade people that they do good science by taking the shortcut and making a PR movie, rather than … Continue reading →

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