Seems to be a parallel here with the 'science' of a human vector for WNS. Oft-speculated; never demonstrated.
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:38, Ron Ralph <ronra...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > Cavers,**** > > Getting too warm in that cave?**** > > Ron**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Texas Archeological Society List [mailto: > txarc...@listserv.tamu.edu] *On Behalf Of *David Calame > *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2011 11:56 AM > *To:* txarc...@listserv.tamu.edu > *Subject:* Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns Over Global Warming**** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns Over Global Warming**** > > Published September 14, 2011**** > > FoxNews.com**** > > NASA**** > > The global > warming<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/14/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-resigns-from-top-physics-group-over-global/>theory > left him out in the cold. > **** > > Dr. Ivar Giaever, a former professor with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute > and the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, abruptly announced his > resignation Tuesday, Sept. 13, from the premier physics society in disgust > over its officially stated policy that "global warming is occurring."**** > > The official position of the American Physical > Society<http://aps.org/policy/statements/07_1.cfm>(APS) supports the theory > that man's actions have inexorably led to the > warming of the planet, through increased emissions of carbon dioxide.**** > > Giaever does not agree -- and put it bluntly and succinctly in the subject > line of his email, reprinted at Climate > Depot<http://www.climatedepot.com/a/12797/Exclusive-Nobel-PrizeWinning-Physicist-Who-Endorsed-Obama-Dissents-Resigns-from-American-Physical-Society-Over-Groups-Promotion-of-ManMade-Global-Warming>, > a website devoted to debunking the theory of man-made climate > change<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/14/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-resigns-from-top-physics-group-over-global/> > .**** > > "I resign from APS," Giaever wrote.**** > > Giaever was cooled to the statement on warming theory by a line claiming > that "the evidence is incontrovertible."**** > > "In the APS it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over > time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is > incontrovertible?" he wrote in an email to Kate > Kirby<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/14/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-resigns-from-top-physics-group-over-global/>, > executive officer of the physics society. **** > > "The claim … is that the temperature has changed from ~288.0 to ~288.8 > degree Kelvin in about 150 years, which (if true) means to me is that the > temperature has been amazingly stable, and both human health and happiness > have definitely improved in this 'warming' period," his email message said. > **** > > A spokesman for the APS confirmed to FoxNews.com that the Nobel Laureate > had declined to pay his annual dues in the society and had resigned. He also > noted that the society had no plans to revise its statement.**** > > The use of the word "incontrovertible" had already caused debate within the > group, so much so that an addendum was added to the statement discussing its > use in April, 2010.**** > > "The word 'incontrovertible' ... is rarely used in science because by its > very nature, science questions prevailing ideas. The observational data > indicate a global surface warming of 0.74 °C (+/- 0.18 °C) since the late > 19th century."**** > > Giaever earned his Nobel for his experimental discoveries regarding > tunneling > phenomena<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/14/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-resigns-from-top-physics-group-over-global/>in > superconductors. He has since become a vocal dissenter from the alleged > “consensus” regarding man-made climate fears, Climate Depot reported, noting > that he was one of more than 100 co-signers of a 2009 letter to President > Obama<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/obama-administration/barack-obama.htm#r_src=ramp>critical > of his position on climate change. > **** > > Public perception of climate change has steadily fallen since late 2009. A > Rasmussen > Reports<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/elections-2008/rasmussen-poll.htm#r_src=ramp>public > opinion poll from August noted that 57 percent of adults believe > there is significant disagreement within the scientific community on global > warming, up five points from late 2009.**** > > The same study showed that 69 percent of those polled believe it’s at least > somewhat likely that some > scientists<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/14/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-resigns-from-top-physics-group-over-global/>have > falsified research data in order to support their own theories and > beliefs. Just 6 percent felt confident enough to report that such > falsification was "not at all likely."**** > > > http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/14/nobel-prize-winning-physicist-resigns-from-top-physics-group-over-global/#ixzz1Y6s3TNAe > **** > > **** > > *AND ***** > > **** > > > http://www.climatedepot.com/a/12797/Exclusive-Nobel-PrizeWinning-Physicist-Who-Endorsed-Obama-Dissents-Resigns-from-American-Physical-Society-Over-Groups-Promotion-of-ManMade-Global-Warming > **** > > **** > > **** > -- ____________________________________________ Stephen Fleming ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ *Fear is the Thief of Dreams -- Unknown*
