by Jane Briggs-Bunting I had a dream when I was 10 years old and was thrilled when Alan Shepard, in the first manned Mercury Mission, orbited the earth. Okay, we were a […]
Deroy Murdock's latest NASA column a nearly fact-free, logical fallacy-filled screed
Deroy Murdock’s column on the letter from 49 former NASA employees who question global warming is nearly 700 words of fact free inflammatory language and logical fallacies.
Serious errors and shortcomings void climate letter by 49 former NASA employees
Six errors plus two shortcomings equals 49 former NASA employees with no climate science credentials damaging their own reputations.
Climate Science for Everyone: Carbon dioxide increases in the air are mostly from burning coal, oil, and natural gas
Carbon dioxide has been increasing in the atmosphere for a long time now. Scientists have thoroughly examined all the possible sources – the ocean, land plants, and fossil fuels – and concluded that the increase is the result of burning coal, oil, and natural gas.
Nota Bene #123: Behold the Chickenosaurus
“There ought to be limits to freedom.” Who said it?
Crab Nebula gamma emissions and the Large Hadron Collider
According to the BBC, astronomers observing the pulsar at the core of the Crab Nebula have observed gamma rays with energies far in excess of what current stellar models expect. The BBC […]
Nota Bene #121: Birds of an Ancient Feather
“Television is an invention whereby you can be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn’t have in your house.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this […]
Nota Bene #120: Crazy Ivan
“If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s earth.” Who said it?
From Kitty Hawk to Cape Canaveral
Eighth in a series It’s the village of Kill Devil Hills now, but once upon a time, this open field and grass-covered sand dune had been part of Kitty Hawk—a place made […]
NASA, American exceptionalism, and me: older, and less viable
Fourth in a series As a child turning teen in the late 1950s, the black-and-white RCA in the living room received only three channels … well, four, but we didn’t watch PBS. […]
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