The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Why It Is Time to Clean the Augean Stables of Climate Science Lying for the Cause? by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, Counterpunch, 27 February 2012 (Note: This differs slightly from the original because I have corrected a few typos and grammatical errors and added one short clarifying string of words in [ ]’s.) On 24 …
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The acid test of any scientific theory is whether or not its predictions reasonably match up to reality. The attached paper by Dr. David Evans is important because it compares predictions of climate models predicting global warming to our most advanced temperature measurement technologies. This is a good example of the kind of information that …
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Complexity and Reflexivity Papers presented at the Washington Academy of Sciences Washington, DC, March 31-April 1, 2012 UPDATED 24 Feb to post all links Conceptions of Complexity and Implications for Economics Stuart Umpleby, The George Washington University, Washington, DC Experiments in Reflexive Inquiry Kent Myers, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Conceptual Difficulties and Pragmatic Responses to …
These books may be interesting. The top one was just released. This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking [John Brockman et al, 2012] What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world’s most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers …
How does society function when you can’t trust everyone? When we think about trust, we naturally think about personal relationships or bank vaults. That’s too narrow. Trust is much broader, and much more important. Nothing in society works without trust. It’s the foundation of communities, commerce, democracy—everything. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves …
Does Terrorism Really Work? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom Since 9/11 (Max Abrahms) What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy (Max Abrahms) Why Terrorism Does Not Work (Max Abrahms) Max Abrahms Website Phi Beta Iota: Terrorism is a tactic. Both Israel and the USA have used it to great effect, and evidently continue …
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Columnist Calls for Internet “Quality Control” to Quash Dissent Michael Tennant New American, 25 January 2012 Do you think anthropogenic global warming is a hoax? Are you unconvinced that your ancestors had more in common with Cheetah than with Tarzan? Have you any doubts about the official version of how 9/11 went down? Then you, …
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