Comments on Green Ideas: a change of climate

The Hanson course sounds absolutely fascinating. M...

2009-12-24T10:58:30.322Z

The Hanson course sounds absolutely fascinating. May be he can do one online? Economics has a lot to do with many areas of law for example Game Theory clearly explains the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Also, I was very impressed by how Levitt and Dubner used Economics theory to highlight the impact of the decision in Roe v Wade 1973 (the US case that legalized abortion) on reducing the rate of crime in the US in the 1990s!
But can Economics Theory help find ‘Peace on earth’?
For now Peace from M4GD

Sad story re the booing! Why why why…? Why can’t w...

2009-12-18T12:45:50.465Z

Sad story re the booing! Why why why…? Why can’t we respect the differences in opinions? Do we have to all think the same? Look the same? Say the same?
Anyways, it seems that you witnessed history last Tuesday. Sorry, that you had to see your childhood hero stumbles. Think Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. Sometimes we have to fall before we can fly again or it is best to tear it down and rebuild totally anew!

On another note, I thought the following three burning questions and answers to be funny! Luckily, I will neither see nor hear your booing re my comment unless you respond back with the words ‘boo’ or ‘hiss’ ;-)

http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2009/12/here-are-todays-three-burning-legal-questions.html

TGIF from M4GD

I am quoted in the Telegraph :-) If you are arriv...

2009-12-16T15:53:11.877Z

I am quoted in the Telegraph :-)

If you are arriving here from the Telegraph.... oh, no, you won't be, they didn't actually give a link... or a name check :-(

It's not the first time Ball has done this, incide...

2009-12-16T11:32:41.730Z

It's not the first time Ball has done this, incidentally. I was at the Imperial Science Communication MSc graduation event a few years ago, and as the guest of honour he did what sounds like the same routine, to gasps of astonishment and nervous laughter from the assembled.

I gather he did something similar at the launch of the Newcastle SETpoint, too.

What frustrated me - apart from seeing a childhood hero undermine himself so thoroughly - wasn't so much his rant against AGW theories as his terribly flawed argument. He's entitled to his opinion, but foisting awful logic on others is exactly what he's known for not doing. Tragic.

Updates - people have tweeted asking was he actual...

2009-12-16T11:21:13.501Z

Updates - people have tweeted asking was he actually booed off?

I would say yes he was
- he didn't finish what he was saying he subsided (looking a bit hurt)
- then Ince came back on and Johnny left the stage.

OK, so by the time JB actually walked off the boos had stopped - the crowd were not a mob, but gentle lot who were warm to him at the start, out for a good evening so once Johnny shut up they quietened down straight away. They definitely forced him off though.

Mind you he was rambling and had been on stage for 20 mins (allocated 7). It was the boredom as much as the heresy that many people obected to.

Ince should have got him off the stage much earlier. A more experienced/capable MC would have organised quick tune from the band, while cutting JB's mic, and coming on stage leading a round of applause. Still, you live and learn.