Arctic Sea Ice Slowly Slips Away
There are a hundred ways to see that climate change is upon us. The change in polar ice is one such indicator. The video here shows that there’s a been a …
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Where Does Sea-Level Rise Come From?
One of the unsolved problems of climate change over the last 25 years has been matching up the actual sea-level rise to the expected sea level rise, based on observations …
Read MoreGame Theory, Evolution & Cooperation
With a new analysis of the Prisoner’s Dilemma played in a large, evolving population, they found that adding more flexibility to the game can allow selfish strategies to be more …
Read MoreWe live in an increasingly peaceful period in history
I thought this article on the state of the world was interesting and thought-provoking, though it didn’t discuss the issue of Climate Change and its future effects. As troubling as the recent …
Read MoreUnconscious Bias in Voter ID Laws?
This story from NPR was an excellent demonstration of what looks like a subtle bias in legislator’s Voter ID positions (and by extension, pretty much everything all of us do). There was …
Read MoreCO2 levels in atmosphere hit record high in 2016
“Concentrations of carbon dioxide surged at a record breaking speed in 2016, according to the annual Greenhouse Gas bulletin compiled by the World Meteorological Organization.”
Read MoreThe Problem With Positive Thinking
The more positively women had imagined themselves in these scenarios, the fewer pounds they had lost.
Read MoreExxon Knew about CO2 & Climate Change 35 Years Ago
Just as objective science knew about the impact of greenhouse gasses 50 years ago, its not clear that the energy industry also knew the impact that the industry would have …
Read MoreIs the 2 °C World a Fantasy?
The IPCC is not even considering any plan of action that can keep global warming down to 2 degrees Celsius.
Read MoreScientists warned the US president about global warming 50 years ago
From the Guardian, atmospheric scientists accurately predicted the risks of greenhouse gases to the biosphere. The article goes on to point out that in 1974 there as an additional accurate, …
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