Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Great Lou Reed

Posted on October 29, 2013 by sciencepolice2010

Unusual and almost a bit frightening for some of us as teenagers, he gave us an exciting new mood to pretend to be in! It’s said people enjoy being intoxicated partly because it’s nice to pretend to be someone else. … Continue reading →

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Why Gaia And Daisyworld Don’t Work

Posted on October 28, 2013 by sciencepolice2010

There was talk last week in New Scientist about Gaia. Lovelock put forward Daisyworld as a representation of how life on earth could tune its own environment. Unfortunately the model works only too well as a depiction of Lovelock’s Gaia. … Continue reading →

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Darryl Holman: Liar, Anti-scientist, Washington Uni. Employee

Posted on October 17, 2013 by sciencepolice2010

Scientists make a difference either by the science they create or by the science that they spread. A fraudulent experimenter’s damage can be matched by a misleading reporter at any stage in the communication process. Indeed, even rather creative scientists … Continue reading →

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