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From http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/why-climate-stumps-even-the-brightest-scientists/ … The single biggest uncertainty identified by the 14 experts — and it was a unanimous judgment — was the role of clouds in the earth’s future climate. This may come as no surprise to anyone who has been following climate science closely; the cloud problem has been vexing researchers for decades. The [...]

One again I find that grand events turn on the smallest of details.  One could argue that World War II happened because humanity did not learn it’s lesson in World War I.  I venture to say the depth of the Great Depression was exacerbated by the Woodrow Wilson’s handling of events at the end of WW [...]

I just finished reading The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel.   It is a well written and interesting novel of first contact by Jesuit preists.  The best part was actually the reader’s guide at the end.  Very thought provoking.  You can see it at http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780449912553&view=rg … What kinds of changes do you think will occur during the [...]

from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/the-very-angry-tea-party/ … When it comes to the Tea Party’s concrete policy proposals, things get fuzzier and more contradictory: keep the government out of health care, but leave Medicare alone; balance the budget, but don’t raise taxes; let individuals take care of themselves, but leave Social Security alone; and, of course, the paradoxical demand not [...]