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>Why does this non-sense get constantly rehashed all the time? Because journalists are not engineers: https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ https://

• mapgrep 6y ago
  The author of the linked piece has the following background: “He holds a PhD in biochemistry from Bristol University and previously studied chemistry at Oxford University.” From the Carbon Brief “about” page. (Click his byline on the linked article and you’ll see he works for Carbon Brief.) https://www.carbonbrief.org/about-us https://www.carbonbrief.org/about-us So he’s a scientist. Given that you disagree strongly with a well credentialed chemist, are you sure the profession of journalism or the credentials of its practitioners are the issue here? Also, it’s interesting you linked an article that leans heavily on the authority of Michael Crichton, himself a noted climate change denialist — and a former physician. It would seem to me poor information and sloppy work crosses many fields. I think anyone who has, say, used very much software in their life would probably agree.
  • cbozeman 6y ago
    Michael Crichton wasn't a denialist of climate change, he doubted that humans were the leading cause of climate change. He was also a physician (a medical doctor), not a physicist.
  • konjin 6y ago
    >So he’s a scientist. Yes, not an engineer.