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Is this evidence that Global Warming is a Hoax? No. And commentators that are attempting to respond to that point are obviously setting up a straw man for polit

Is this evidence that Global Warming is a Hoax? No. And commentators that are attempting to respond to that point are obviously setting up a straw man for political purposes (hi Nate Silver!). What we have here is blatant evidence of scientists behaving in a closed, secretive, political, and unscientific manner. And that ought to worry people. I am frankly shocked that some are trying to brush this away as "boys being boys". In what universe is this acceptable behavior? This is not a call to abandon global warming research. This is a call to shine a little sunlight on it, open up data sets and source code to the public, and get politics the hell out of our science. We need to rethink the standards we hold science to in the modern world.

Andys 17y ago
> get politics the hell out of our science. We need to rethink the standards we hold science to in the modern world If only this could also apply to medical research / health science!
jeremyw 17y ago
I'm struck that code/data openness is an interesting point in the history of science. On one hand, how can we be in 2009 and still be having this argument? Most fields of science don't require this dissemination. On the other hand, it's amazing the species has progressed to the cusp, where we realize baring your soul to the criticism of all benefits everyone. The transparent society cometh.