Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Mockery of Evidence-based Science

Posted on 23 July 2009 by Graham

Brilliant article here by John Gibbons in The Times making the same point that I have been making, linking climate change denial with Quackery and other types of pseudoscience. When science is reduced to a game, anyone can play. Scientists … Continue reading →

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Oats Update

Posted on 21 July 2009 by Graham

A number of us gathered on the Sheep’s head peninsular last week to visit the oats that have been sown there by local farmers asd part of the Bantry Community  Supported Agriculture project, initiated by John Dolan. The field of  … Continue reading →

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At last a Scientific Analysis of Self-help Methods

Posted on 21 July 2009 by Graham

Self-help books are big business and the self-help section in many bookstores attract more traffic than any other section. But how much of it really works? All those books from “experts” telling you “this book will change your life” still … Continue reading →

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Faith in Transition

Posted on 12 July 2009 by Graham

Update: 16/07/09 See Dan Dennett on “Belief in belief” here Updates: I’ve just put a couple of updates for clarification and a couple more links. I’ve marked them in the text. I also want to say, whatever about my concerns … Continue reading →

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Orlov: Only Aliens Can Save us from Collapse

Posted on 5 July 2009 by Graham

The view expressed in recently reviewed books like Holmgren’s Energy Scenarios and Chamberlin’s The Transition Timeline is that peak oil will be followed by a long, slow decline- Energy Descent- rather than an abrupt collapse. For an alternative view, Dmitri … Continue reading →

Posted in collapse, Peak Oil, Population, Transition Towns | 12 Comments