Off-topic Thoughts Addressed to a Dendrologist Visiting Climate Audit

At about the 113rd comment, a dendrologist entered the thread of Miracles and Strip Bark Standardization at ClimateAudit.org. "CB" began"

November 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm

I have to agree with Rob Wilson - most of this discussion reveals a fundamental lack of understanding and experience with the subject [of strip bark analysis]...

Happily, CB returned to address technical issues in dendrology and climate reconstruction.

Primary Links: Mann '08 and the Korttajarvi (Tiljander) Proxies

I'm compiling links to webpages that address the controversy surrounding Mann et al (2008)'s use of the lakebed sediment record from Lake Korttajarvi, Finland in their reconstructions of global climate, 200 AD to 1850.

See also Blog Links: Mann '08 and the Korttajarvi (Tiljander) Varve Proxies

Blog Links: Mann '08 and the Korttajarvi (Tiljander) Varve Proxies

Compilation of links to blog posts and comments that address the controversy surrounding Mann et al (2008)'s use of the lakebed sediment record from Lake Korttajarvi, Finland in their reconstructions of global climate, 200 AD to 1850.

See also Primary Links: Mann '08 and the Korttajarvi (Tiljander) Varve Proxies

The Newly-Discovered Jarvykortta Proxy: Relevant to the Tiljander Varve Series?

[Update 9 March 2010 -- I've rewritten "The Newly-Discovered JarvyKortta Proxy" making its points clearer and adding some graphs. What follows on this page is for completeness' sake.

The updated post is here.]

Norman Wolmark's Perspective on the History of Breast Cancer Therapy

Dr. Wolmark gave a brief talk on this subject at an autumn 2009 conference sponsored by the diagnostic company Genomic Health. It was a real eye-opener, on the messy, lurching nature of progress at the intersection of Science and Art that defines clinical practice.

In a broader sense, the themes discussed here are important whenever the results of Scientific Inquiry have important impacts in the wider world. Policy decisions are the result of political contests; the application of scientific insights will be only a modest ingredient for this recipe.