Top stories - Contrarian Chic: Why can’t the media tell the difference between an attack on dubious ‘conventional’ wisdom and an attack on genuine scientific wisdom?
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Contrarian Chic: Why can’t the media tell the difference between an attack on dubious ‘conventional’ wisdom and an attack on genuine scientific wisdom?
added on 31 Oct 2009
The Atlantic Monthly named Freeman Dyson a “Brave Thinker” for the “contrarian view” he’s taken on climate change. They tout his quote, “I like to express heretical opinions. They might even happen to be true.” Like the authors of the error-riddled Superfreakonomics, Dyson is contrarian for the ...
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Contrarian Chic: Why can’t the media tell the difference between an attack on dubious ‘conventional’ wisdom and an attack on genuine scientific wisdom?
posted to Climate Progress on 29 Oct 2009
The Atlantic Monthly named Freeman Dyson a “Brave Thinker” for the “contrarian view” he’s taken on climate change. They tout his quote, “I like to express heretical opinions. They might even happen to be true.” Like the authors of the error-riddled Superfreakonomics, Dyson is contrarian for the ...
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Stewart on FauxNews
posted to Rev. BigDumbChimp on 30 Oct 2009
I'm busy as hell with my day job and a couple new businesses I'm starting so posting has been infrequent and is likely to remain so. But here is a clip from last night's The Daily Show where Jon Stewart grills FauxNews.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cFor Fox Sake!www.thedailys...
