Rud Istvan, sends this open letter along for publication and writes: This puts UQ on the horns of a terrible dilemma. The preferred political response is always to sweep such a…
Category: 97% consensus
An oldie but goodie from Josh – still valid today
Given what has transpired in the last couple of weeks with ‘John Cook’s 97% consensus’ and the revelations about his data, and the University of Queensland invoking the Streisand effect…
John Cook and University of Queensland experience at least 97% of the 'Streisand effect' in the Washington Post
This just in from the “I told you so” and “what the hell were they thinking?” departments, Eugene Volokh writes in The Volokh Conspiracy at the Washington Post: Is it…
A do-over on the '97% consensus' claim – done right this time?
Brandon Shollenberger writes: I’ve been mulling over an idea I had, and I wanted to get some public feedback. What would you think of a public re-analysis of the Cook…
University of Queensland doubles down on Shollenberger – with a straw man argument on 'confidentiality' for names already listed in the paper!
Rather than go quietly, they seem to be ramping up: UQ and climate change research 20 May 2014 The following is a statement from UQ acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and International)…
Shollenberger calls Cook's and University of Queensland's legal bluff!
The 97% Thunderdome is revving up! Brandon Shollenberger has issued a direct challenge to Cook and UQ, and has published the threatening letter about that “secret” data for Cook’s “97%…
Friday Funny – 97% sticky science
Josh writes: There is so much to cartoon this week it is difficult to choose what to start with. I went for Brandon’s brilliant 97% data discovery. Apparently all you…
University of Queensland threatens lawsuit over use of Cook's '97% consensus' data for a scientific rebuttal
Wow, just wow. Not only have they just invoked the Streisand effect, they threw some gasoline on it to boot. It’s all part of the Climate McCarthyism on display this…
More pear-shaped trouble for John Cook's '97% consensus'
Readers may recall the post John Cook’s 97% consensus claim is about to go ‘pear-shaped’. This is an update to that, in two parts. First is the introduction, and the…
John Cook's 97% consensus claim is about to go 'pear-shaped'
pear shaped (slang) A British expression used to indicate that something has gone horribly wrong with a person’s plans, most commonly in the phrase “It’s all gone pear shaped.”The OED…
Your No-Consensus Badge
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Commenters on my recent posting about using graphics as effectively as the Forces of Darkness do, but to use them to tell the truth, said…
97% of pictures are worth 1000 climate words
Guest essay by By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The Guardian, one of the fastest-collapsing “legacy” news media in Britain, is bleeding circulation more rapidly than almost any other national newspaper.…
Still chasing consensus – on building a climate consensus model
Statistics research could build consensus around climate predictions Philadelphia, PA—Vast amounts of data related to climate change are being compiled by research groups all over the world. Data from these…
Quote of the Week – UEA/CRU scientist disses Cook's 97%
Barry Woods writes via email: A very interesting article, with Mike Hulme dissing the 97% paper along the way. But I think perhaps the most interesting part, is it seems…
If 99 Doctors Said…
We’ve seen the “If 99 doctors said…” argument, or facsimiles, used often by global warming enthusiasts in recent months. George Clooney used it when interviewed at the Britannia Awards. (See…
Skeptical Science's John Cook – Making **** Up
Guest essay by Brandon Shollenberger Last week, John Cook published a piece in the Europhysics News magazine in which he, quite literally, fabricates a quote. You can see the details…
An oopsie in the Doran/Zimmerman 97% consensus claim
David Burton writes: I just realized the obvious answer to a question that has been nagging in the back of my mind for nearly a year and a half. In…
The 97% consensus myth – busted by a real survey
We’ve all been subjected to the incessant “97% of scientists agree …global warming…blah blah” meme, which is nothing more than another statistical fabrication by John Cook and his collection of…
'97% consensus' apparently doesn't exist at the IPCC
Consensus? What Consensus? You’d think they’d be able to agree on this most important number. They did for AR4.
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