I was rather surprised when this item of note was pointed out to me a few days ago.
See the list at The Times Online. They write:
Whether you are new to blogs or a practised poster, Eureka’s Top 30 Science Blogs will not disappoint. After much heated debate, the Eureka team have picked 30 of their favourite science, environment, health and technology blogs. If you want to know more about the latest NHS catastrophe or climate change scandal, someone on our list will have it covered.
It seems WUWT’s inclusion has prompted quite a bit of derision by people who think WUWT should not be included. I understand that for some people, challenging scientific consensus on climate change is a basis to claim that this blog is “anti-scientific”.
I don’t worry about such labels, because science is supposed to be all about challenges. Science through history has remade itself in the face of challenges to the prevailing consensus. Earth centered universe, plate tectonics, and the cause of stomach ulcers were all arguments related to challenging consensus. Given what we’ve observed going on with Climategate these past few months, it appears that we are witnessing another case of challenges to consensus remaking science. It’s always a nasty business when closely held beliefs are challenged, so invective right now should be considered a feature, and not a bug in the process.
I did get a chuckle though from a response posted by another blog honored on the list.
by Tim Lambert
Stimulating musings on the environment and the social implications of science, though Lambert’s background is actually in computing.
He wrote of his own blog’s inclusion:
If they are going to include my blog on their list of the top 30 science blogs, I can’t help but link to them. There are some good blogs on their list which is only marred by the inclusion of Anthony Watts’ anti-science blog.
Heh. I’ll simply offer my congratulations to Mr. Lambert, and to the other blogs on the list. I’ll also wish Mr. Lambert well in his upcoming debate with Lord Monckton. That should be interesting and fun to watch, no matter what side of consensus you live on.
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Congratulations.
Dr. Campbell, editor of the ‘Nature’ magazine resigns from the CRU review panel
Excellent news – congratulations.
“Anti-scientific” is the current Newspeak term for “skeptical of AGW”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak
Also, you may not know it, but you and apparently many other skeptical blogs are funded by ExxonMobil.
And this makes you, and all other sketpical bloggers, not only wrong, but evil.
The current AGW true believer talking point is that there are sketpics out there, but people who doubt AGW are not skeptics, but “denialists”.
And denialists are people who helped big tobacco, and now finding new employment by ExxonMobil, are defeating AGW in the public’s eye by dint of their high levels of funding and control of the media.
Seriously.
The true beleivers tell each other, and anyone who will listen, this many times per day.
So stop laughing.
They are serious. Really.
Congratulations Mr. Watts!
Wow. Just wow. Go and read the hate in the comment section. It’s telltale. Anthony, be careful. You may just get burned at the stake, literally. I haven’t seen such mindless hate since… well… since ever. I’m not old enough to have seen the race hate of the 60’s (and before) but this smells the same. Mindless, thoughtless, cowardly hate.
No, really.
Congratulations!
But its a little bit dubbel edged?? What was the words of Goucho Marx??
“A would never join a club that would take me on as member”
I am schocked by some of the comments on ‘The Times Online’ article. It seems that climate science is no more a science but a religion. It’s forbidden to express any doubts about climate! Fortunately we are not living anymore in the Inquisition period, otherwise mr Watts would be alread burnt! 😉
Thanks again for your hard work, this blog is really necessary!
A well deserved listing and congrats to Anthony…
How Wonderful!
Congratulations to you and all of WUWT’s intelligent posters !!
I imagine there are quite a few out there seething over this ….. AlGore, Michael Mann, Phil Jones, the IPCC, the Obama Administration … the … the .. the …lol
Great Job!
Repunzel
“though Lambert’s background is actually in computing”
Hmmmm, I wonder what Lambert thought about CRU’s source code with the hard-coded hockey stick? I’m sure he mused about it in a stimulating fashion, right? Right? And I’m sure he explored the social implications of hundreds of billions of dollars getting sucked out of national economies so that politicians and bureaucrats have a nice big slush fund to slosh around in.
Well done and well deserved. 35,446,226 probably disagree with Tim Lambert.
( John Houghton on BBC Wales Dragon’s Eye programme bemoaning true scientists losing the PR battle. I had to record it as I was so cross Ihad to go out for some fresh, Cold, air )
Well done. But I’m amazed. ‘Eureka’ is a monthly gloss insert in the Times. It is little more than a paean to the noble fighters against the evil of AGW.
BTW, there’s a battle raging in the comments over at The Times.
And the insults start. From a blog run by one of the first commentors Andy Russell:
I love how meteorologists are not even scientists… unless they adhere to the party line.
O/T Breaking news:
One of the ‘impartial experts’ on the UEA CRU Inquiry panel has resigned after it was revealed he gave an interview to a chinese website soon after the ClimateGate emails were released in which he claimed that the emails did NOT show any wrong doing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8510498.stm
Still looking for the link to the chinese site…
Congratulations Anthony, for running the best science blog on the net. The hate comments prove you are over the target.
For some strange reason, Richard Black’s Earthwatch is in the list. Good to see John Graham-Cumming there.
My God, the comments on the Times article – you’d think Anthony was the anti-Christ.
I think the sceptical blogs have got a lot of people worried – you can almost smell the fear in those comments. Their gravy-train is about to hit the barriers and they are terrified.
Given what we’ve observed going on with Climategate these past few months, it appears that we are witnessing another case of challenges to consensus remaking science
Good for WUWT if these new controversial areas are presented here, though some egos could be hit by friendly fire.☺
@vukcevic. googled campbell, resignation, cru plus theme and variations but no results. would you kindly source this? Thanks.
Re top 30, Congratulations. I would suggest that you open a good bottle of bubbly to celebrate but am afraid that the sudden release of CO2 might put the atmosphere over some tipping point.
Congratulations once again to all involved. We here, both posters and readers KNOW of the high level of scientific thought and data presented hereon by most. (Not I, but I know it when I read it) It should be noted by all, as it probably was by the Times, trolls and besmirchers are dispatched quickly, seldom to show up again and helping to keep the science discussion OnT and at a high level, but with space for the humor that so often can be found in any human endeavor.
Anthony, et. al., you have made a difference for the better of mankind. Thank you!
Not only are you un-scientific for questioning a scientific theory, you are now also unpatriotic! Bill Nye, the science guy, on Rachel Maddow show just explained that to question a scientific theory is just plain wrong, why it’s unpatriotic in his words. How science advances is apparently a mystery he’s not interested in examining.
Hey hunter (11:38:04) : I’ve been stalking you….No, no, nothing to worry about, just finding your unquenchable faith in Saint Al “baby” Gore!
Curious about Deltoid, I took a quick look around. I saw that he is debating Lord Monckton this Friday, 12 Feb. in Sydney! Professor Lambert is a Computer Scientist; his background is heavily steeped in mathematics. That should match up well with Lord M who is an accomplished mathematician himself.
Debate with Monckton
Category: Monckton
Posted on: February 11, 2010 5:26 AM, by Tim Lambert
SMH Online plan to put up a live feed of the debate. I’ll put up a link to the page if this happens.
The format is now settled: Monckton opens the batting with a 15 minute presentation. Then I go for 15 minutes. Then we put two questions to each other (alternating). Then its questions from the audience. And finally we each get five minutes each to close things.
Friday February 12th, 12:30 – 2:30 Grand Ballroom, Hilton Hotel, 488 George St Sydney
$30 at the door, preregister by emailing cool@exemail.com.au
Here’s the link to the interview with Dr Philip Cambell ex-member of the CRU inquiry panel.
http://english.cri.cn/7146/2009/12/03/1901s533264.htm