tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post4409493027871314559..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Celebrity DeathmatchEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-46844986773939691122012-10-04T12:06:05.876-04:002012-10-04T12:06:05.876-04:00What is The Auditor afraid of? Why is he hiding th...What is The Auditor afraid of? <a href="http://bundanga.blogspot.com/2012/10/was-i-prophetic-what-is-auditor-hiding.html" rel="nofollow">Why is he hiding the data</a>?Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-82919045433806497252012-09-23T18:07:00.350-04:002012-09-23T18:07:00.350-04:00You know how the denialist response to Lewandowsky...You know how the denialist response to Lewandowsky <i>et al</i> proved the very finding of the paper with which the denialati were disagreeing?<br /><br />Well, a denialatus called Brad Keyes is performing the same trick with Kahan <i>et al</i> 2012. It's astonishing to witness:<br /><br />http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/news.php?p=7&t=303&&n=167#2203<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-91590735326810274842012-09-21T02:31:05.727-04:002012-09-21T02:31:05.727-04:00And now McIntyre makes an even dumber error. He cl...And now McIntyre makes an even dumber error. He claims they used PCA, so therefore didn't do the method as outlined in their paper. But the paper that shows how to do Factor analysis shows that PCA is but a step...<br /><br />http://www.let.rug.nl/~nerbonne/teach/rema-stats-meth-seminar/Factor-Analysis-Kootstra-04.PDF<br /><br />You need to update your post, it's so hilarious!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12139055978545659341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-70841813189230611112012-09-19T15:29:30.592-04:002012-09-19T15:29:30.592-04:00And now we know why McIntyre was asking for the co...And now we know why <a href="http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/oberauerEFA.html" rel="nofollow">McIntyre was asking for the code</a>. He made a bozo mistake.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18475264153099118622012-09-18T20:08:59.040-04:002012-09-18T20:08:59.040-04:00John Mashey's list of titles is great, though...John Mashey's list of titles is great, though I notice he missed one: <i>The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World's Top Climate Expert</i> <br /><br />This title is especially dumb and self-indulgent.Holly Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137842937086115228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-22280628232555418352012-09-18T09:53:52.778-04:002012-09-18T09:53:52.778-04:00And just to show that LOG12 really is tame in the ...And just to show that LOG12 really is tame in the world of titles:<br /><br />http://light-cite.livejournal.com/<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-41390119262678043782012-09-18T09:41:45.186-04:002012-09-18T09:41:45.186-04:00And mk FTW on that "Drilling Into Noise"...And mk FTW on that "Drilling Into Noise" thread with his straightforward calling out of many splendored forms of bullshit.<br />Lotharssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-85499646402353457202012-09-18T06:51:56.196-04:002012-09-18T06:51:56.196-04:00On paper titles...
John Mashey for the win!
Ber...On paper titles...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/news.php?p=4&t=208&&n=166#1541" rel="nofollow">John Mashey for the win</a>!<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-71640032868613606342012-09-18T06:28:47.899-04:002012-09-18T06:28:47.899-04:00Cymraeg llygoden.
That paper is rather interestin...<i>Cymraeg llygoden</i>.<br /><br />That paper is rather interesting.<br /><br />I'm guessing that LOG12 wouldn't count as "pleasant"!<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-84350726149157879002012-09-18T06:24:50.406-04:002012-09-18T06:24:50.406-04:00The simple fact is that LOG12 garnered amazing exp...The simple fact is that LOG12 garnered amazing exposure, in part due to its title.<br /><br />Narky high dudgeon aside, it's Job Done.<br /><br />Simple as that.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-48672313479714300402012-09-18T05:49:35.310-04:002012-09-18T05:49:35.310-04:00I mean, what, the frickin' paper should have b...I mean, what, the frickin' paper should have been called 'Some Instances of Conspiratorial Ideation observed among Climate Change 'Skeptics Blog Readers?'<br /><br />Tom Curtis is never likely to make it as a sub-editor, or publisher! <br /><br />Or a master tactician, for that matter... talk about pandering to Denialists' outrage and wounded narcissism... and 'immoral'!?; eeeurk!billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50037513139890118242012-09-18T04:21:57.855-04:002012-09-18T04:21:57.855-04:00Authors beware, if you want to get cited a lot in ...<a href="http://jis.sagepub.com/content/34/5/680.short" rel="nofollow">Authors beware</a>, if you want to get cited a lot in psychology journals that is... :-)<br /><br /><i>Cymraeg llygoden</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-53195207562202987582012-09-18T01:08:04.335-04:002012-09-18T01:08:04.335-04:00Paper titles: I did likewise for papers that are a...Paper titles: I did likewise for papers that are actually in the field.<br /><br />And then there is this "HOLY SHIT" item I picked up from Mike Mann's Facebook page:<br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/09/17/862571/mann-power-court-rules-deniers-have-no-right-to-the-emails-of-uva-climate-scientists/<br /><br />ATI gets shot down.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77613125151078202732012-09-18T00:08:24.814-04:002012-09-18T00:08:24.814-04:00And right on cue, Doug Bostrom's providing som...And right on cue, Doug Bostrom's providing some examples of humourous paper titles:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/news.php?p=3&t=119&&n=166#1483" rel="nofollow">http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/news.php?p=3&t=119&&n=166#1483</a> Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-27692014612678283802012-09-18T00:01:37.981-04:002012-09-18T00:01:37.981-04:00"Holy shit! An impact factor over 4! That is ..."<i>Holy shit! An impact factor over 4! That is a damn serious journal.</i><br /><br />Indeed.<br /><br />Of course, impact factors need to be taken with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor#Validity_of_impact_factor_as_a_measure_of_importance" rel="nofollow">grain of salt</a>, but compare with some of the other journals in the field:<br /><br /><a href="http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Impact_factors_of_psychology_journals" rel="nofollow">http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Impact_factors_of_psychology_journals</a><br /><br />Basically, Psychological Science is coming just under the Nature-type journals in the discipline.<br /><br />It's a Big Player.Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-54166033585756734592012-09-17T22:37:58.991-04:002012-09-17T22:37:58.991-04:00Holy shit! An impact factor over 4! That is a dam...Holy shit! An impact factor over 4! That is a damn serious journal.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-82096653573744421722012-09-17T22:13:59.495-04:002012-09-17T22:13:59.495-04:00Bernard, the analysis is beyond my expertise, I wo...Bernard, the analysis is beyond my expertise, I wouldn't know if it's good or bad - but like you I checked out the journal and it's very high ranking so that's got to be worth something. (As well as the fact that the Professor looks to have achieved quite a bit in his field and knows something of what he's talking about.)<br /><br />The findings are in line with my experience with bloggers as well, including full-blown conspiracy theorists who post on science blogs.<br /><br />Overall, I wouldn't have thought the paper warrants the attention it's got. It's a minor work adding to an existing body of knowledge. (That's just a guess - it's obviously important enough to get into that particular journal so it's not that minor.)<br /><br />With Tom - my guess is that he wants to build bridges with deniers but doesn't care about bridge building with conspiracy theorists, who to him are probably the lowest of the low (just going by his over-the-top reaction). <br /><br />I have some but not much sympathy with his intent to build bridges with people who think climate science is a hoax (if I've got it right). I've got no sympathy for the tone or stance he's adopted on the title issue.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-89888213957648538442012-09-17T22:11:26.710-04:002012-09-17T22:11:26.710-04:00As far as the title goes: let's just say that ...As far as the title goes: let's just say that there is a grand tradition of papers in cognitive science and sociology with humorous titles. I remember doing a lit review for an intro sociology class in college where I looked at literature about female attractiveness to males. On of the papers I review had the title "The Girls Really Do Get Prettier at Closing Time". I really don't understand the kvetching about the title. I though it was funny, or at least worth a chuckle. Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-47243420479383568282012-09-17T22:05:22.035-04:002012-09-17T22:05:22.035-04:00Let's just say that I gave PBS a piece of my m...Let's just say that I gave PBS a piece of my mind. This was a disgracefully researched piece. I lived in the Bay Area for more than 20 years and used to listen to KQED radio all the time and especially in the morning when they had a show which featured Spencer Michels. <br /><br />Needless to say, it would have been pathetically easy to research this story and realized that there was a completely different tale to tell than that which Michels ended up presenting. All it would have taken was a quick Google of "Watts 2012 paper" to see that this man was also in pursuit of his own white whale.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-48997004118469605332012-09-17T21:37:34.086-04:002012-09-17T21:37:34.086-04:00Sou.
Tom is indeed a moderator at SkS, and a very...Sou.<br /><br />Tom is indeed a moderator at SkS, and a very intelligent man. His background appears to be in philosophy, but he's done well to pick up quite a lot of basic (and not-so-basic) climatology - certainly <i>far</i> more than I would ever invest in given my own irons in the fire.<br /><br />However, is wasn't rocket science to see that he was jumping the gun (or the guppy!) somewhat with respect to the statistical methodology. He seems to have been persuaded by a Gaussian perspective, rather than recognising that the behavioural sciences necessarily deal in distributions additional to the 'normal' one, and which essentially render irrelevant his initial objections. Lewandowsky's subsequent explanations, on top of the paper's explanation of methodology, should hose Tom down as well as the more ideologically-reactionary complainants, hopefully leaving legitimate criticism to psychology professionals who actually comprehend the complexities of knowledge and analytical approach that are particular to their discipline.<br /><br />Back when it started his objection to the title was almost an afterthought, but he seems to have now made in his figurehead. I'm somewhat puzzled by this, as I've seen quite a few colourful paper titles during my own coursework studies in psychology - especially in educational psychology. Perhaps Tom is unaware of the differing conventions between different discipline for titling a paper... although with his humanities background he should be aware of some of the wonderfully quirky titles that come out of the arts especially! <br /><br />More prosaic is the fact that the title may not actually be the final published title, but simply a flag to indicate pre-print what the paper's about. In this Tom sees some malfeasance too, essentially claiming that Lewandowsky <i>et al</i> are trying to sex up poor work, but I think that this is a long bow to draw, borne of a perspective formed without the benefit of an professional insider's understanding.<br /><br />It's worth noting that <a href="http://pss.sagepub.com/" rel="nofollow">the journal <i>Psychological Science</i> is no slouch in the domain that it represents</a>. I'll take the opinions of the experts in the discipline before I jump onto the bandwagon of folk not appropriately trained and experienced. I think that it's best to wait and see what the profession thinks about the work, before subscribing to armchair experts on both sides of the fence.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-28529840003758095402012-09-17T20:20:54.469-04:002012-09-17T20:20:54.469-04:00Jumping a guppy?
Something's got him upset. ...<i>Jumping a guppy?</i><br /><br />Something's got him upset. Don't know Curtis - he's a mod at SkS isn't he? He seems to be very sympathetic to deniers, and very antagonistic towards moon hoaxers. Not very even-handed is it. <br /><br />(If you're going to sympathise with the afflicted you shouldn't pick favourites or discriminate IMO!)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-27831785908691268022012-09-17T19:46:31.850-04:002012-09-17T19:46:31.850-04:00Tom Curtis was offbase with his opinion of Lewie&#...Tom Curtis was offbase with his opinion of Lewie's stats. Tom is now focussing on ranting about the title.<br /><br />http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/news.php?p=2&t=82&&n=166#1460<br /><br />Jumping a guppy?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-60504806309589155162012-09-17T19:25:11.988-04:002012-09-17T19:25:11.988-04:00Tony Watts has just done an interview with PBS New...Tony Watts has just done an <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/09/why-the-global-warming-crowd-oversells-its-message.html" rel="nofollow">interview with PBS Newshour</a> and confirmed the Lewandowsky study. In particular, the finding that extreme free market ideology is a strong predictor of rejection of climate science. <br /><br />He starts with saying the thing that bothers him the most is that 'they want to apply taxes'.<br /><br />Then further down he complains about 'regulation' and finishes with 'taxes' and 'regulation'.<br /><br />(In the middle he throws in a couple of suggestions that could fall under the umbrella of conspiracy, or close to - like scientists and NGOs are only in it for the money!)<br /><br />Lovely!Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-80365290467530420502012-09-17T12:57:45.995-04:002012-09-17T12:57:45.995-04:00Idiot Tracker has an observation: Despite years of...Idiot Tracker has an observation: <a href="http://theidiottracker.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/despite-years-of-auditing-science.html?spref=tw" rel="nofollow">Despite years of "auditing" science, McIntyre doesn't know what "replicate" means</a>J Bowersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-51895616870426005242012-09-17T12:12:07.561-04:002012-09-17T12:12:07.561-04:00Uh, now McIntyre's asking for the code...
It ...Uh, now <a href="http://www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org/lewandowskySEM.html#1398" rel="nofollow">McIntyre's asking for the code</a>...<br /><br />It seems that he's not quite the statistician he would like to imagine. Frankly, I'd have thought that it's a bit premature to go asking for essays-on-line, and if one really needs to do so, wouldn't you try to get someone else's work rather than ask the Professor who set the question? After all, replication <i>versus</i> duplication, and all that.<br /><br />I'm sure that the emails will be next. Oh, hang on, hasn't he already tried to FoI the UWA? I don't visit his corner out of principle, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone more adventurous told me McIntyre was cooking up Conspiracygate.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J. Hyphen-Anonymous XVII, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com