As someone who was an actual classmate of Damore, I can attest to his lack of character in this regard. I understand that the tone of his memo made it appear to have come from a thoughtful humanist, but this was a…
Another factor that is present in some places (at least here in Seattle) is that certain regulations discourage condo construction relative to building rental units. Essentially, there is a stricter inspection process…
It is a direct cause, but not the only cause. The fact that virtually all job growth is in these cities is equally if not more to blame. As a Seattle resident who was priced out of a succession of neighborhoods through…
To be fair, similar tactics are standard practice in many non-tech fields: pharmaceuticals, law, and agronomy to name a few. What's perhaps different here is that researchers may not be accustomed to disclosing…
Complete nonsense on both counts. First of all, consider that the most visible public debate about this has centered on whether it is even possible to limit warming to 2C. Start by reading the two links I posted. If you…
For anyone taking this comment seriously: verify the numbers for yourself. The poster has given the lower bound of the confidence interval in positing that we will see 0.3C warming by 2100. The latest assessment puts…
I've noticed similar things at my university [am research faculty; disclaimer: throwaway account since my usual one identifies me]. Something I've seen often is unfamiliar faces specifically at seminars presented by…
As someone who was an actual classmate of Damore, I can attest to his lack of character in this regard. I understand that the tone of his memo made it appear to have come from a thoughtful humanist, but this was a…
Another factor that is present in some places (at least here in Seattle) is that certain regulations discourage condo construction relative to building rental units. Essentially, there is a stricter inspection process…
It is a direct cause, but not the only cause. The fact that virtually all job growth is in these cities is equally if not more to blame. As a Seattle resident who was priced out of a succession of neighborhoods through…
To be fair, similar tactics are standard practice in many non-tech fields: pharmaceuticals, law, and agronomy to name a few. What's perhaps different here is that researchers may not be accustomed to disclosing…
Complete nonsense on both counts. First of all, consider that the most visible public debate about this has centered on whether it is even possible to limit warming to 2C. Start by reading the two links I posted. If you…
For anyone taking this comment seriously: verify the numbers for yourself. The poster has given the lower bound of the confidence interval in positing that we will see 0.3C warming by 2100. The latest assessment puts…
I've noticed similar things at my university [am research faculty; disclaimer: throwaway account since my usual one identifies me]. Something I've seen often is unfamiliar faces specifically at seminars presented by…