Climate Denial and Manufacturing Legitimacy

The following post was originally published on ClimateCrocks as a guest post.

The scientific discussion has long since moved on from whether we are causing the increase in our planets temperature to fine tuning what effects this will have. We know it is happening, we are responsible for it and we are now in the process of finding out that we have been underestimating it.

Yet, the so-called sceptics have managed to delay action, very effectively spreading misinformation. A considerable amount of misinformation comes from the blogosphere, where familiar and long-debunked claims about climate change are repeated time and time again.

Katharine Hayhoe: “..Much of This is Intended to Intimidate.”

Protest SOPA and the PROTECT IP Act

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) would allow the US government to block any of us from accessing sites if they allegedly contain copyright infringing material.

Big sites like YouTube, Facebook or even small start-ups can be shut down by a company accusing them of publishing copyrighted material.

No court, no judge, nobody checking if someone actually did something wrong.

The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution

It’s extraordinary how a simple music video can so well convey the wonders of science.

A musical celebration of the wonders of biology, including evolution, natural selection, DNA, and more. Featuring David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins and Bill Nye.

Vaccinations

Last year was the year I first encountered the anti-vaccer movement, and such a strange movement it is. People risk serious injury and consequences by not vaccinating. All because they are scared of either autism or the mercury in vaccines (or a combination of both).

Especially the mercury concern is something I don’t understand. As a tuna sandwich contains more mercury than a vaccine, and that’s something most of them eat without a second thought. Or even let their children eat it, while they refuse to vaccinate them.