Tag: John Boehner

What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers?

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Data Governance, Systems Science

What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers? fastcoexist.com We give hurricanes such friendly, blameless names. What did Sandy ever do to anyone? An advocacy group wants to name disastrous storms after the politicians who are blocking effective climate policy. Spare a thought for peo­ple named Ivan,… http://flip.it/SKXvC Related articles What If We … Continue reading What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers?

Sarah Palin, fruit flies and science funding

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

The Fiscal Cliff Is Forcing a Biomedical Day of Reckoning Luke Timmerman, xconomy.com Luke TimmermanSarah Palin, the onetime candidate for the second-highest elected office in the U.S., once delivered a rant on the campaign trail about waste she perceived in federal support of fruit fly research.Scientists everywhere were… http://flip.it/DNFcj Related articles Watch the Palin Turkey … Continue reading Sarah Palin, fruit flies and science funding