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milankovic

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    Comment #23124904

    But maybe they are? I mean, if you agree on differences ("in some respects"), how can you then seriously expect to not see any differences in outcome at the end?

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    Comment #23124861

    Why would that be great? And what the hell does "the profession is richer for it" even mean? Satisfaction of the practitioners in the field? You surely agree that this is not the o…

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    Comment #22676577

    Just ask yourself: Why did CNN decide to publish this story?

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    Comment #22060166

    > Go read about hemoglobin, its the one of the oldest genes in the genome, [..] What do you mean with hemoglobin as a gene?

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    Comment #20296611

    I think the important point is: You can't turn over a document that does not exist.

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    Comment #20296600

    Well, if it's collected as evidence, it is obviously too late.

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    Comment #20271211

    You really think that this distinction holds up? Twitter, per se, not a public forum, but a specific account on Twitter (or what shall be the definition?) can actually be a public …

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    Comment #20221470

    Which major extinction event? Do you really think this is an appropriate comparison to proven major extinction events of the past (e.g Chicxulub, 66 m. years ago)?

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    Comment #20221451

    "Everything that can be destroyed by the truth, deserves to be destroyed by the truth"

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    Comment #20072391

    Thanks for this link, really interesting review. Very convincing. And it does deliver, just see the notes: https://www.lurklurk.org/wolfram/notes.html And if I may, I'll add my fav…

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    Comment #18967641

    Doug be praised.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_McIlroy

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    Comment #18208072

    It was a scam from day one, and Gizmodo et al are only catching up now..

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    Comment #18208054

    > [..] piggy backing on the current political climate [..] I wholeheartedly agree with your observation (including original comment), and you already found the reason here by yours…

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    Comment #17328292

    What makes you arrive at this conclusion? Apart from the issue that I would call that a misnomer. But don't get me wrong, I know what you mean here. But I believe that this article…

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    Comment #17328269

    Not sure what you're trying to hint at, but I'd say this should be part of the discourse and part of research as well, obviously. True to the principles of the scientific method.

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    Comment #17309404

    > Bryan is just upset we guessed right. It is called science. This description is actually pretty good, I think the general public vastly underestimates how often it boils down to …

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    Comment #17289114

    What the hell did you expect from AlterNet?

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    Comment #17186472

    Very interesting points... The disconnect between the expectations and reality. Well, to some degree you will always have it, but that is a very interesting facet, and I concur tha…

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    Comment #17173228

    Yes, excellent video, I love that series. Can't recommend it enough, explains why size matters and how mass, surface and volume cause these effects.

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    Comment #17163123

    > No, for being annoying about it. Annoying? But to _whom_? You? Because, as everyone knows, you are the final arbiter when it comes to the interpretation of my comments. > Because…

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    Comment #17163074

    Okay, then what is the exact position? Where are we in the cycle? Please enlighten me.. Even if we assume an observational error of just 1%, that is still +- 4000 years. 4000 years…

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    Comment #17155743

    But at least you learned about it.. thank god, I was starting to lose my faith in humanity. And thanks for the shout-out to Mr Pupin and Mr Mohorovičić, and for providing some link…

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    Comment #17155658

    I was not, I have never been to Serbia in my whole life. I learned this in school nonetheless, I don't know what so say anymore. Many more had this covered in school as well, I bel…

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    Comment #17155574

    Wrong. It's a perfect test, to see whether a so called climate scientist is actually worth his salt. > There’s a large difference between being interested in the history of science…

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    Comment #17155414

    The simple truth is: No one really knows. How do you determine the exact position in a cycle of 400000 years?