Category Archives: Sceptics

The perfect Xmas present for a sceptic or their spouse

Posted on 23 November 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Wondering what to get your spouse for Xmas – here’s a serious suggestion. One day many years ago I saw a cheap IR thermometer being sold at a shop and having used more expensive IR thermometers in industry, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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The pause and its affect on temperature predictions

Posted on 13 November 2014 by Pict1

Yesterday I realised that I could work out the statistics of 1/f noise which is the form of natural variation (NV) we see in the climate. I worked out that this means that natural variation (NV) is more than likely … Continue reading →

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A reply to Roger Harrabin

Posted on 1 November 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

On Radio 4 today Roger Harrabin made the following assertions: CO2 has almost certainly contributed to warming the planet The current pause in warming is likely to end If we double the CO2 we are likely to produce a temperature … Continue reading →

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A Weird Coincidence – or Black ops?

Posted on 30 October 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

First, apologies if you have been trying to read any of my websites or email me. Apparently the server I use (Saltire hosting) has been under attack for the last few days from what I’m told is a “denier or … Continue reading →

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Does internet scrutiny improve academia?

Posted on 23 October 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

For much of the last decade as the internet allowed people outside universities to not only have access to the same data but to comment on what academia was doing and even propose their own ideas. Personally, that process has … Continue reading →

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Scientists and sceptics suspend hostilities? NO!

Posted on 3 October 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Because scientists and sceptics were never at war! We just wanted the academics who were not working to the standards of science to either start working to those standards or stop calling what they did science. That wasn’t a big … Continue reading →

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What Now, do we shake hands?

Posted on 3 October 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

‘these professors at the University of California, San Diego say environmentalists need to stop pitching or trying to persuade people of global warming by focusing on the temperature of the earth, ’cause it isn’t rising. Temperatures aren’t going up. They … Continue reading →

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what more is there for sceptics? – I'm not a pyschiatrist and I'm no priest!

Posted on 25 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

As I was writing a note today I explained why I felt there was little more for the sceptic to do because “Scepticism is about basing your views on the evidence and the evidence is now very very clearly in … Continue reading →

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In praise of Sceptics

Posted on 15 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I was reading a piece in the New York Post, Leo vs. science: vanishing evidence for climate change in which it highlighted the poor science in Leo DiCaprio’s campaign to persuade the world of the “carbon monster”, when I read this: … Continue reading →

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Neil Craig, the Lone wolf howls no more

Posted on 12 July 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

It is with sad regret that I have to announce the sudden death of Neil Craig, friend, SCEF committee member, prolific blogger, and strident “voice in the wilderness” who gained the nick name “the lone wolf”. Excellent letter from Mr … Continue reading →

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