"Winter is Coming" wrote George RR Martin, well after I started thinking about ice ages - and that the collapse of the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) might well precipitate one. Well, guess what?
I'm bipolar and I approve this message.Weren't the poles supposed to switch / flip last year too?
I'm not a scientist, but here's what NOAA says about the slowing down of the AMOC:"Winter is Coming" wrote George RR Martin, well after I started thinking about ice ages - and that the collapse of the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) might well precipitate one.
Aren't there scientists of all political persuasions?What is most politically desirable will be what is claimed as proven science, unfortunately. Facts will have little to do with it.
If only... I'd love to see most politicians (of all stripes) jumping off tall buildings to prove that gravity is a societal construct and not real.What is most politically desirable will be what is claimed as proven science, unfortunately. Facts will have little to do with it.
I think it has a lot to do with does said study agree with the existing dogma/paradigm or not. I think there is a lot of financial and political pressure to produce study results that those who provide the funding agree with. Go against the paradigm, get marginalized or hounded into retirement. There's a lot of group-think even in science.Aren't there scientists of all political persuasions?
And if facts have little to do with it, then how do studies pass peer review?
That's my problem. I want very much to believe that science has not been corrupted in this way. Politics I have not even a whisper of hope that way, however. Unfortunately, I feel like there is no commitment to the truth whatsoever from most national outlets and politicians- they twist torturously to suit their side. Sad, sad situation.I think it has a lot to do with does said study agree with the existing dogma/paradigm or not. I think there is a lot of financial and political pressure to produce study results that those who provide the funding agree with. Go against the paradigm, get marginalized or hounded into retirement. There's a lot of group-think even in science.
I'm not a scientist, so I can't comment on that.I think it has a lot to do with does said study agree with the existing dogma/paradigm or not. I think there is a lot of financial and political pressure to produce study results that those who provide the funding agree with. Go against the paradigm, get marginalized or hounded into retirement. There's a lot of group-think even in science.
Neither am I, although I have a daughter who's profession is real scientific research. In watching her struggle through the organizational politics of post-doc positions, and having spoken with her somewhat on this topic my view is that: There is LIMITED bias, fraud, and influence in the scientific community. STILL almost all working scientists are dedicated to expanding our knowledge and see humanity advance. (stepping up on my soapbox) They also can be discouraged/depressed by so many not understanding why they do what they do, and that by holding true to science and its the self-correcting aspects we will continually improve our understanding of OUR universe. I know one of the most discouraging recent events was the Trump administration wherein they attempted to simply smother/desstroy that with which they didn't agree/understand. When young I was naively hopeful that by the 21st century the USA would be predominately a society guided by fact/knowledge. In my 70s I'm no long hopeful for this in my lifetime. I only hope for the sake of my kids/grandkids, that I'm wrong. (stepping down). So sorry for the rant.I'm not a scientist, so I can't comment on that.
Any scientists out there?
Are studies subject to bias, fraud and influence?
Or is there integrity within the scientific community?
Unfortunately, it seems that Americans are getting stupider, and I blame Kim Kardashian. Reality shows such as MTV's "cribs" fostered in our younger generations the appearance of wealth, by having 6 Escalades and a video game room, and doing nothing for that wealth except being youtube skateboarder of the month. And while few get to achieve that, many aspire to it, and it seems that America is on a road to nowhere. Too many people staring into their phones and too few using their brains for anything useful. Brawndo, it's what plants crave!When young I was naively hopeful that by the 21st century the USA would be predominately a society guided by fact/knowledge. In my 70s I'm no long hopeful for this in my lifetime. I only hope for the sake of my kids/grandkids, that I'm wrong. (stepping down).
When young I was naively hopeful that by the 21st century the USA would be predominately a society guided by fact/knowledge
We're devolving and TikTok has us in the expess lane to extinction. When I was a kid, I played baseball, flew control line model airplanes, and, of course, launched model rockets. Kids these days are addicted to their phones.Probably the same thing smart people thought after learning of Plato's teachings 2300 years ago.
Humans aren't evolving, we are what we are.
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