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Model of Global Warming

November 16th, 2008 · 267 Comments

I am starting to read a few posts on bulletin boards about this experiment, and some points need to be made clearly.
1. The main purpose of the experiment is to verify that maximum G=1.5, the greenhouse factor, not to replicate the conditions in the real atmosphere. That is, it is to test the Su=3OLR/2 [...]

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Theory of the Bailout

October 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sinfest has captured the essence of the bailout in comic form. What brave new theory permits contradictory gems like:

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The Limits of Confidence in Theory

October 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The end of an era is an accurate description of a process that theories go through in dismantling the structure of the world we know in order to replace it with another way of understanding the world around them.

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Comments on the Role of Theory

October 9th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I have avoided posting on the financial crisis until now, not wanting to add more negativity to the bail-out proposals, however now it is clear it’s not preventing asset declines, I feel OK to use it as a jumping off point for a theoretical discussion on the role of theory.

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