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By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has decided to delay for two weeks a decision on how much of its 800,000-strong civilian workforce will be put on unpaid leave as a result of $46 billion in additional budget cuts this year, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Robbins said the decision was delayed for two weeks to give the Defense Department time to analyze the impact of a 2013 fiscal year funding measure approved by Congress that is now before President Barack Obama.
"We are enthusiastic that the bill that is before the president appropriates defense funds and increases the amount of funding in our operations and maintenance account," Robbins said.
"This relieves somewhat the pressure that we have been under and may allow us to reduce the number of furlough days we must impose on our civilian work force," she added.
The Pentagon has warned that the additional budget cuts that went into effect on March 1 under a process known as sequestration would force it to put most of its civilian work force on unpaid leave for the maximum allowable 22 days between late April and the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
The department had planned to direct workers to take a day off per week for 22 weeks, effectively cutting their pay by about 20 percent.
Furlough notices had been due to go out on Friday. Defense officials had been working to finalize how many workers would be exempted due to the critical nature of their work.
Officials have said they expected some 80 percent of the work force would be put on unpaid leave. A final decision on that issue is now on hold as the Pentagon analyzes the impact of the measure passed by Congress.
The funding bill for the rest of this fiscal year, approved by the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday and the Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday, keeps in place $85 billion in automatic spending cuts known as the "sequester," half of which affects defense.
But it takes some of the sting out of those cuts by allowing the military and several domestic agencies to shift some money within their reduced budgets to higher priority activities.
(Reporting By David Alexander; Editing by Todd Eastham)

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How I Started the Iraq War (I Think)
For a lot of writers, there's no greater dream than to get onto the Colbert Report or the Daily Show.
This was not exactly how my dream was supposed to go:
Now, as the author of a book about science tattoos and articles on topics including exploding whales, jumping fleas, zombie cockroaches, and the sex-crazed flashes of fireflies, I'll be the first to admit that I sometimes like writing about things that may seem–at first–to be pure diversion.
But my hope is that there's more to the stories than an intriguing headline, an eye-catching opening photo, or, yes, a cute cover of a magazine. I hope readers can learn something surprisingly deep about how the world works.
The flashes of fireflies are one of the best examples of Darwin's ideas about how sex shapes nature. The parasitic wasps that make cockroaches their slaves have learned things about nervous systems that we humans do not yet understand. Learning about how whales survive deep dives can potentially give doctors clues about how to treat people who suffered from high-pressure impacts. A tattoo of the Dirac equation sums up quantum physics and Einstein's theory of special relativity on one shoulder. And learning about how animals make friendships may reveal some important insights about how social interactions improve human health.
I'm guessing that Jon Stewart didn't know that that last item was one of the conclusions of my article in this week's issue of Time. I'm also guessing he's not aware that I also wrote in the article about long-term fieldwork on animal societies, or research on endocrinology, or studies on reciprocal altruism. As far as I can tell, he only looked at the cover.
Mister Stewart, meet me at camera three.
I think it's important to debate about how well journalists are covering the big political issues of our day. But it doesn't make sense to claim that a science story is a cause of a great nation's downfall. Surely a well-informed electorate can handle reading about both the evolution of behavior and the latest unrest in the Middle East.
And if you'd like to talk more about this, maybe you could have me on your show. (Hope springs eternal.)
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it might not be your fault that TIME chose you to be the distraction from the political turmoil, but in light of times other cover stories, mustnt you find the timing a little Odd?
I'm sure he would of loved your article in another context, just not in a moment of world crisis like we are facing. We need to be talking about defaulting on our loans, having a global repudation of IMF DEBT, the decoupling of america into a north american union, agenda 21, corporate globalization, the destruction of the dollar, oil prices…. etc. I mean if they're going to hint at it in other covers, why specifically pick something science/curiosity to ease some tension?
You could apply your mind to the science of FRACKING
I'm sure he would love to have you on his show for other reasons! You are an expert in ways I can only dream of!
Dirac equation sums up quantum physics and *special* relativity.
[CZ: Thanks! Fixed.]
I think Stewart's framing was unfortunate but his point is absolutely valid (and if he had cited the sites which originally pointed out this problem, viewers could have researched for themselves).
The real take-away Stewart should have presented is that Time Magazine skews their covers to an American audience every time it can. How AMERICA started selling cars again, vs. the real highlight of the cover story (an Italian carmaker). Meanwhile, this China cover (which speculates that the China bubble will burst) is mysteriously absent internationally. And I can't even imagine why this international cover didn't make it on the US edition.
Well put, Carl!
You're the unfortunate brunt of what I think really is a trend of questionable editorial decisions by TIME regarding their cover choices (certainly not the only culprit). Newsweek, The Economist and other mags have been trying to create more transparency through things like Newsweek Also-Rans (http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/17609462485/welcome-to-our-first-edition-of-the-newsweek) and The Economist Cover Collection (http://theeconomist.tumblr.com/tagged/cover) to show regional alternatives and explain their editorial decisions.
The segment is actually a complete rip of what several blogs (incluting Slate) have been covering for months, and should be directed at editors, not authors. You shouldn't have to have to be the brunt of the joke at the expense of the greater message. I guess I'm saying I agree with what they are getting at here, but it's not new, and bad timing is the reason you got associated with it at all. Not fair.
On a less-serious and I guess mildly off-topic note, I hate how clips of The Daily Show (and The Colbert Report and others) are not available in Canada*.
Not blaming you, just ranting.
(I'm glad that the other commenters gave me a sense of what's going on in the video.)
*To pedants: yes, I can get clips for those shows in Canada. However, since I have no idea what date the clip is from, or which segment of the show to watch, that fact does me very little good.
Has anyone else noticed that in the middle of this latest media muddle, we're *still* not talking about what the allegedly important news is – i.e., the European economic meltdown – but we are instead talking about putting puppies on a magazine cover? We're not even talking about the *substance* of either the article on Italy's new Prime Minister or the piece on the science of animal behavior.
We're talking about the *cover photos* related to each.
Just finding that somewhat ironic.
I'm with Sara TX here. Sure, Stewart cherry-picked a cover story because it featured a picture of cute animals rather than a serious old white guy, without engaging with the content. But the content was beside the point; his aim was Time's assumption that American readers aren't interested in the world-events oriented stories that the rest of the world is.
But if it gets you on the show to defend it, win-win!
Sometimes editors need a break from the usual–perhaps, and they make decisions that people will disagree with.
Perhaps the cover choice will help attract a few people that wouldn't ordinarily read science! Yeah!…and being "highlighted" on Daily Show is a great thing for science in the long-run….even if the focus was just on the cute cover.
Keep on doing what you are doing….and I'm hoping that you'll be invited to the show.
CZ: Don't let it get you down. You were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Like others summed above, what TIME chooses to cover is no fault of yours. Good for you, shame on TIME. I write shame on TIME because they have unprecedented access to and power in to people across the globe. I feel like there should be news outlets for every scale of happenings (global -> local), and like Stewart highlighted, they have chosen to cover some real waggish covers to the most powerful nation in the world in light of devastation. I understand that catastrophe is pervasive and it could always be covered, but when is it acceptable for it to be replaced? Good article in TIME, as I shared it with many of my peers and colleagues.
I think that it's silly to expect a magazine to sell in the US if it has a picture on the cover of a man hardly anyone here recognizes and asks, Can this guy save Europe? It's about what sells. Time magazine put a dog on its cover for Americans because that's what Americans will buy. Maybe it's a chicken-egg question of, if Time sells world affairs over dogs, will Americans suddenly become more interested in world affairs, or will Time only sell world affairs over dogs when Americans finally become interested? Time caters to what makes money. Is that Time's fault or ours? Even if their job were somehow to lift the level of discourse by putting Monti on the US cover…would that even work? No. I'd hazard that the only reason many American's could find Italy on a map is because it's "the one that looks like a boot."
That said, I read the animal friendship article last night. First of all, I'm baffled by the weird negative reaction dog lovers had to it, and I am one. Second, it's packed with great science and great information, and if Americans pick this up for the pink cover and the dog yet end up reading all that science–that's a good thing. I also read the piece on Monti. It was OK, but frankly, the science of animal friendship was more interesting and evergreen. I read three political pieces in that issue of Time in which the information was already so passe, reading was a waste of …time. (Sorry).
I also just read the Neil deGrasse Tyson piece in Playboy–we subscribe to Playboy–and came away with the same attitude. These stories infiltrate science into minds where it might not otherwise make an appearance. Stewart shoulda noticed that.
My guess is that Time is under the same sort of pressure that newspapers experience. They compete with other magazines, the Internet, plus TV, radio and all the rest. Oh and newspapers too. Likely they are categorized, fairly or unfairly, as old media.
In an effort to remain relevant and be seen as interesting, they are likely to put provocative stuff on the cover in order to attract and retain readers. Has anyone noticed that in the last 10 years or so, 3 of their People of the Year haven't been people at all? It sure seems like an editorial decision to keep a tradition going, while keeping their readers guessing.
I don't normally buy Time magazine but if that is where your article is, it will be worth my while. I am particularly interested in what you had to say about dog relationships that got so many dog lovers in a flap.
This feels weird for me to have to write on the Discover Magazine blog, but there are like a dozen magazines DEVOTED to science. Discover, Scientific America, PopSci, NatGeo, Science Quarterly, etc etc. Not on that list: Time. Time is where people go to learn about US and world news.
So yes, science should always lose out to financial crisises and war…in Time magazine. Thank goodness science has its own set of publications.
[CZ: Jody–Time has had science reporting in their mix for decades, and from time to time they put those science stories on the cover. (I have written a few times for them before, including stories on Darwin's 200th birthday and canine cognition research.) While I'm a big fan of the other magazines you list (and have written for most of them), I also like writing for magazines that are not explicitly known as science magazines. I reach new people that way–people who may think that they don't like science or can't understand it, and who then gain some insight from one of my articles. I've actually had a bunch of emails and conversations around my own town this week along these lines, and they are incredibly satisfying.]
Here's an article from November that addresses this "issue" precisely.
I'm sure your story is deep and insightful and entertaining. (I don't have access.)
But, as you surmise, Jon Stewart wasn't talking about your story. He was talking about the American readership. Your story wasn't sold (to us) on the basis of its science; it was presented as a light and heart-warming story about cute cuddly pets. On that cover the word "science" is almost invisible. And editors pick their covers based in part on what they know will sell.
So Stewart has a point. The American readership is less interested in the European crisis or the Arab Spring or Islam (or even science) than they are in pets or anxiety or chores.
The point is sad and true, but he made it funny. My advice: laugh along with it. And keep doing what you're doing.
It's funny, I was thinking of leaving a comment linking to that piece on Slate (which compares the American cover of TIME to the other covers) under your post about the animal friendship article. But I thought it would be too snarky. As Joe H points out, Stewart's people probably saw the Slate piece and used it as the basis for his rant.
A couple of weeks ago I was scheduled for an early morning interview via Skype with a large news network; I was to talk about the close flyby of asteroid Eros and Europe's NEOShield. On the morning of the interview I received an e-mail cancelling it because instead they were going to run the story of a boy whose parasitic twin brother had been extracted from his abdomen.
That's how important Science ISN'T in the mainstream news. I'm not surprised with anything that happened to you.
—JL Galache
Minor Planet Center
[CZ: But parasitic twin brothers are science too!]
I don't think you have to take it personnally. As a Canadian, and a science writer myself, I must say, unfortunately, that I feel Jon Stewart was right. Frequently, from Montreal, we are seeing choices of coverages in the American press that give the impression that, for everything international, American medias are acting as if their readers were little children that must be kept far away from perturbations.
And still, every country in the world will put international news after local news. But there is something very strange in the way it is done in the US medias, and this choice of covers by Time illustrates it.
That being said, yours was an excellent article.


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FAIRFIELD — The mother of a 10-year-old Fairfield girl who is charged with manslaughter knew that her daughter was a danger to children but still left her in charge of an infant, the state says, so the mother shares responsibility for the baby's death.
Amanda Huard, 30, has not been charged in the death of 3-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway of Clinton, who was left in her care July 7 and was pronounced dead the next day. Prosecutors have a higher burden of proof than does the Department of Health and Human Services caseworker who accused Huard of "high-severity neglect."
In a letter to Huard dated Aug. 10, the DHHS said: "You were responsible for Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway's care on the night that she died. … Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway has died as a result of your neglect."
The letter told Huard that even though "you knew that Brooklyn was screaming" while in her daughter's care, "you did not remove Brooklyn from (her) care."
The letter also says the daughter has behavioral issues and requires treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and attachment disorder, but Huard failed to follow through with treatment plans and make sure that her daughter was taking medication.
In addition, the letter says, "You knew that (the 10-year-old girl) should not be babysitting children but have continued to allow her to do so." The letter does not specify why the girl shouldn't be babysitting.
Huard did not return telephone calls seeking comment Friday.
Nicole Greenaway, 36, Brooklyn's mother, said she holds Huard responsible and did so even before she received a copy of the DHHS letter.
"She needs to be held responsible" and the letter proves it, she said Friday. "This paper says it in black and white, that she's responsible. She allowed her daughter to do it."
The letter, written by Christopher Filteau, a caseworker for the DHHS, is a "Notice of Substantiation or Indication and Your Right to Appeal" that was sent to Huard. Greenaway said she was given a copy because her daughter was the victim.
DHHS rules say a "substantiation" of abuse or neglect means that, according to the department's interpretation of evidence, a caregiver "has caused and/or is likely to cause high severity child abuse and neglect. This person is considered a danger to children."
A substantiated person can appeal a ruling, but it's not clear whether Huard has done so.
Deputy Attorney General William Stokes said he learned about the document only when contacted by MaineToday Media. He said the state's burden of proof in a criminal case is higher than that for caseworkers who determine whether a home is safe for a child.
Stokes has directed the DHHS not to release any details about abuse or neglect that may relate to the criminal case against the 10-year-old.
Greenaway said it was at Huard's urging that she left Brooklyn and her 2-year-old daughter, Maddison, at Huard's home at 330 Center Road in Fairfield on the night of July 7.
Huard had said that her 10-year-old was arguing about going to summer camp the next Monday and promised to go quietly if Greenaway's girls spent the night that Saturday, Greenaway said.
Huard had told Greenaway that her 10-year-old was "a baby freak. She loved babies." Greenaway said her daughters had stayed overnight at Huard's home two or three times without any problems.
Greenaway and the girls spent that Saturday afternoon driving back from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Charleston, where they visited her husband, the girls' father. She said she got home, packed their overnight bags — a change of clothes and formula for Brooklyn — and took them to Huard's house in nearby Fairfield.
Greenaway visited her brother, then went home and was asleep in bed by 11:30 p.m., she said.
Greenaway said Brooklyn's bassinette was brought up to the 10-year-old's room on the second floor of Huard's home.
She said she doesn't know where Maddison slept, whether in the 10-year-old's room or in the room of Huard's 9-year-old daughter. That daughter lived with her father but visited her mother. The father has since asked a court to remove Huard's custody rights.
After Brooklyn's death, the 10-year-old was placed in state custody.
Ashley Tenney, 20, who was staying in Huard's basement at the time, said she heard a commotion upstairs around 1:30 a.m. on July 8 and heard the word "dead."
About 1:40 a.m., Greenaway got a call from Huard, who said they had found Brooklyn not breathing and she had to go to the hospital. Then she hung up.
As they waited for word on Brooklyn's condition at MaineGeneral Medical Center's Thayer campus in Waterville, the 10-year-old was impatient, Greenaway said. "She just kept saying, 'I'm tired, I want to go. I want to know what's going on.'
"I recall saying to her, 'It's not about you. It's about Brook.' Amanda told her to come and sit next to her and said, 'You didn't do anything.'"
Finally, a Maine State Police detective took Greenaway into an exam room.
"He said, 'I don't know how to tell you, but (Brooklyn) didn't make it.'" Greenaway said.
Police then interviewed her for two hours, she said, and later asked to see photos she had taken Saturday — time-stamped photos that showed the child had no injuries just before Greenaway dropped her off at Huard's house.
Later, she told Huard that the DHHS would probably want to question her. "She just freaked out on me on the phone, like it was an inconvenience," Greenaway said.
A week later, a state police detective told Greenaway that the state Medical Examiner's Office had determined that her baby's death was not from natural causes. At that point, she started blaming Huard.
"To me, I think she should be arrested, put in jail and charged," Greenaway said Friday.
Greenaway said she was told by police that Huard told them she was watching movies on television while Brooklyn was crying.
When her daughter's body was released to the funeral home after an autopsy, she saw that the girl had "fingerprint" bruises on her face, a black eye and a bruised nose, she said. The medical examiner, she was told, ruled the cause of death suffocation.
Greenaway says she was also told that traces of a type of medication prescribed to the 10-year-old were found in her baby's system.
Greenaway said she still works with Huard at Elmwood Primary Care in Waterville but avoids talking to her.
Stokes, in the Attorney General's Office, said it may be some time before a juvenile petition — the formal charging document — is filed in Skowhegan District Court.
Had the 10-year-old been detained by police, the document would have to have been filed within 24 hours. Because she was issued a summons to appear in court Oct. 22, there is no need to hurry, Stokes said.
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What is a modem? Why is it needed?
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There are several main differences between analogue and digital signals in terms of data communication over systems such as PTSN or IDSN.
Figure 1:
The most basic and obvious difference is that analogue signals can be any value within a defined range, whereas digital signals can only take a limited number of values within a defined range. See figure 1.
In fig 1, if you look at the voltage for the analogue signal, you can see that it varies anywhere between the defined voltage range, whereas if you look at the voltage range for the digital signal, it is either on or off, the range is either maximum voltage or none at all.
Not all digital signals are as simple as one shown in Fig 1. Theres what is known as carrier modulation schemes that are used to enable more data to be transferred through communications systems. Carrier signals have three physical properties, frequency, amplitude and phase. By manipulating these properties it is possible to send more data. One example of a carrier modulation scheme would be QAM 64.
There are disadvantages to using analogue signalling when transferring data. The main disadvantage to using analogue transmission is that if the signal strength (voltage) is weakened in the transmission in some way, because the voltages do not have to be specific unlike digital, the data sent can be interpreted incorrectly. The signal can be very easily distorted by other electrical signals, which will also cause data to be interpreted incorrectly.
The problem with data transfer is that computers cant understand analogue signals, computers work with digital signals. Over certain systems, such as ISDN or PTSN, the signal needs to be converted between analogue and digital, as the data signal travels over standard telephone lines. A hardware device is required to convert between the two signals; we call this device a modem. A modem or modulator-demodulator is the name of the piece of hardware that is used to convert the between the two signals. When transmitting the signal, the modem modulates the signal, when receiving it demodulates the signal.
There is an organisation known as the Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique, the translation to English means International Consultative Committee on Telecommunications and Telegraphy. It is an international organisation, which developed standards of modems to ensure compatibility. Prior to the standards developed by this organisation, companies like the American Telephone and Telegraph Company set their own standards, but were not universally adhered unlike the current V numbers.
Below is a description of what the V classifications are. Although not the most recent in the series, the most common modem in use today is the V.34bis. The first standard to be internationally recognised was the V.22bis
Provides 1200 bits per second at 600 baud (state changes per second)
The first true world standard, it allows 2400 bits per second at 600 baud
Provides 4800 and 9600 bits per second at 2400 baud
Provides 14,400 bits per second or fallback to 12,000, 9600, 7200, and 4800 bits per second
Provides 19,200 bits per second or fallback to 12,000, 9600, 7200, and 4800 bits per second; can operate at higher data rates with compression; was not a CCITT/ITU standard
Provides 28,800 bits per second or fallback to 24,000 and 19,200 bits per second and backwards capability with V.32 and V.32bis
Provides up to 33,600 bits per second or fallback to 31,200 or V.34 transfer rates
The trunk interface between a network access device and a packet network at data rates greater than 19.2 Kbps. V.35 may use the bandwidths of several telephone circuits as a group. There are V.35 Gender Changers and Adapters.
Same transfer rate as V.32, V.32bis, and other standards but with better error correction and therefore more reliable
Provides up to 56,000 bits per second downstream (but in practice somewhat less). Derived from the x2 technology of 3Com (US Robotics) and Rockwell's K56flex technology


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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Bob met Carl...
Day of pondering...the greenhouse is closed in but the list of stuff still to do keeps growing. Tended the plants including lots of sprouts from the Mexico Midget Tomatoes I grew last year thanks to Dr. Deb. This is the first time I have saved seeds and started new plants with them. Rather empowering!
http://www.earthbox.com/ Got 3 (from seed) squash sprouts going in this one for the first test. First test is to monitor the watering. More tests to follow. 71,84,58,0,B
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- davidfe said...
Ummm...now I understand the large number of visitors....shrooms like those - WOW.
I believe it means you soil/mixture is not sterile. Just an old mind searching back in memory banks.
I looked up to tomatoes. It seems you should have a very heavy crop.
Bob and Carl made a nice portrait.
Regards, David
- March 17, 2012 at 9:02 PM
- John Wells said...
...a sterile mix will grow nothing.
- March 17, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- createaway said...
lots of shots of Carl....hmmm.... he's not going anywhere
- March 17, 2012 at 10:12 PM
- Andy V said...
I move (make a motion) that Carl and Mr. Floppy get their own Facebook page soon. Do I hear a second? Also I'd purchase a coffee mug of Carl. I'll be patient.
- March 17, 2012 at 11:12 PM
- davidfe said...
John, I see I really did mis-remember. I now think it was for germinating the seeds. Sorry, it was so long ago.
- March 18, 2012 at 4:20 AM
- neil said...
David - growth mediums such as straw, wood chips and manure are normally sterilised before being used to grow mushrooms to prevent the growth of rogue mushroom and plant species. This is important in commercial mushroom production to prevent poisonous species in the harvest. For a veg patch, there is nothing wrong with rogue mushrooms as their growth can actually improve soil conditions. Just don't eat it if you don't know exactly what it is.
- March 18, 2012 at 6:09 AM
- D. B. Day IV said...
Looks like you better keep old Carl the alarm clock around. Farmer John may start getting a lot more busy in years to come!
- March 18, 2012 at 7:15 AM
- Rita B. said...
Bob? has eyes like Mao....has she and mini moo been around lately. i'll be watching for them.
- March 18, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- John Wells said...
correction: sterile media is good for starting seeds but not for growing plants.
- March 18, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- Susie said...
I 2nd the motion for carl and mr floppy ears.
- March 18, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- larsyn said...
Soil steralization only removes the pathogens. fertility would not be effected. best is pasterization(heated to 165 degrees)removes harmful pathogens but leaves beneficials.
- March 18, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Allen Hare said...
The increasing complexity of your operation seems to be cause for thought. Ya got a lot going on there, John!
- March 18, 2012 at 7:19 PM
- D. B. Day IV said...
After all these years of reading your blog, no offense, but I think this is by far your best quote: "a sterile mix will grow nothing." I am going to use that in a variety of contexts and attribute it to you.
- March 18, 2012 at 8:27 PM


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Brown has visited Illinois three times, and he's heading down to Champaign this weekend to see the Illini play Purdue.
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By Chris Mooney • Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 09:16
For quite some time here at DeSmogBlog, I've been writing about the growing science of irrationality—in other words, our ever-better scientific understanding of why people reject clearly correct information. I believe we can't possibly get to a better place, in debates over issues like global warming, until we understand why getting facts across turns out to be so difficult.
A large amount of psychological science has now been published on this matter—but boiling it all down into a practical, usable guide for someone who wants to communicate in a scientifically-informed way? Not so much.
Not until now.
I simply cannot believe that John Cook of Skeptical Science and psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky managed, in just 8 pages, to create something as magnificent as their new Debunking Handbook. It is packed not only with wonderful graphics, but also with a clear explanation of why many attempts to defeat misinformation fail, and what steps must be taken to do a better job.
The core issue, of course, is one that I've written much about—too many scientists assume that that facts win out on their own, but that isn't actually true. If you base your communication strategy on this misconception, you will fail very badly.
Instead, Cook and Lewandowky explain that there are a variety of "backfires" that can be triggered by uninformed communication styles. Stating a myth before debunking can actually reinforce it. Debunking a myth with an overload of information can also backfire. And attacking a worldview can backfire most of all.
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2. Don't overload people with information. Be "lean, mean, and easy to read."
3. Don't attack worldviews—either find more persuadable audiences, or defuse deeply seated ideological resistance through practices like framing and self-affirmation, which reduce defensiveness. "Self affirmation and framing aren't about manipulating people," write Cook and Lewandowsky, "They give the facts a fighting chance."
4. Don't leave someone with nothing to believe—if you want to unseat a myth, you'd better provide a better real explanation in its place. "When you debunk a myth, you create a gap in the person's mind," reads the Handbook. "To be effective, your debunking must fill the gap."
On top of these key points, there are a variety of more practical bits of advice like:
1. Use graphics to convey correct information. Especially graphics as good as the ones that Cook and Lewandowsky use.
2. Use sound bites. Your bottom line needs to be Tweet-able.
3. Sometimes, it is better to reduce the credibility of a source than to frontally attack its wrong claims.
As someone who teaches science communication, I'm going to recommend Cook's and Lewandowsky's handbook to as many folks as I can find.
Perhaps the best aspect of all: They follow their own principles. They are short, sweet, use brilliant graphics and….well, if you don't believe in this approach to science communication already, they'll change your mind.
If anything can, anyway.
davidjohnthomas3 replied on Permalink
Thank you Mr.Mooney
I simply wanted to thank you for your efforts, for …War on Science and Unscientific America. Long ago, one of my teachers, Skip Rappaport (Ann Arbor) wrote an article called "Maladaptation in Social Systems" (1977). He predicted much of what is now happening. In 1993, David Goodstein wrote "scientific PhD problems" in The American Scholar, vol. 62, No. 2, Spring 1993, p. 215. Goodstein dealt with the no job market for PhDs well, and correctly, back then.
Finally, I highly recommend Roy A.(Skip) Rappaport's Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity (1997, Cambridge U Press). It goes a long way toward explaining what happens in cases like the bonkers Dawkins versus the other side nutballs debates that you mention (their fervency and fanaticism), and toward explaining how it is that religion serves as such a "marker" among the varieties of human societies. Religion is very much the group boundary marking phenomenon that Durkheim said it was in 1912 (despite modern and not so modern denials of tha fact).
I do a demonstration on occasion down at Air and Space for kids, and mainly I try to get them to have fun with spectroscopy, and with how we know what the stars are made of, just for fun. One of the things that often gets lost is that (despite all the egos), many of the very best did the stuff because it was, in a very real sense, fun (Sagan, and also Skip Rappaport would have said so). That part often gets lost.
All best wishes in your work. I am not really a blogger, and only took this opportunity to say thank you, in this drawn out way. Dave Thomas, Rockville MD USA
Chris Mooney replied on Permalink
thank you as well
for the kind words. I need to look for that book.
Sagan said, I believe, that when you're in love, you want to tell everybody, and that's how he felt about science.
Sharing that enthusiasm with kids, as you're doing, is an immense contribution.
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I'll be checking out The
I'll be checking out The Debunking Handbook, it sounds good. Thanks for spreading the word.
I'd like to return the favour by mentioning some research done by John Jost at NYU. He and some colleagues work in the field of social psychology with a special interest in political and ideological psychology. They've come up with a thesis called 'system justification theory' which states most people tend to justify the status quo regardless of evidence to the contrary, and their work is on trying to understand why.
John Jost: http://www.psych.nyu.edu/jost/
Here is a paper they did on climate change denial:
System justification, the denial of global warming, and the possibility of "system-sanctioned change." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 326-338.
re: John Jost
I dearly hope that John Jost's scholarly work makes it into Chris' book (hint, hint).
System Justification Theory
There are obvious ideological reasons for why some people reject climate change but SJT appears to show an inherent rationalizing ability that some people employ to dismiss evidence. The status quo – whatever it may be – therefore gets an undeserving boost.
Also, and I won't claim any level of expertise, Jost demonstrates the assymetrical aspect (my term) of attitudes. The marketplace of ideas is frequently a competion between real science on the political left and bad faith disinformation on the political right.
"There are obvious
"There are obvious ideological reasons for why some people reject climate change"
= 90% of AGW deniers on this forum.
Maintaining the status quo & being resistant to change are definitely traits of Conservatives. For many, those qualities predetermined their opposition to AGW long before they even heard about the science.
seeing the world as you want it to be
My attention has been on the self-deluding aspects of rightwing thought lately. The resistance to change that Hierarchical-Individualists experience has led them further and further away from reality. Some part of this is fossil fuel industry disinformation that like-minded individuals consume but there's still a substantial denialist component to the phenomenon. Their reality is affect driven, which allows them to ignore overwhelming counter-evidence to their beliefs.
I originally puzzled over the popularity of escapist literature, etc., which surged at times such as the late 19th century and during the Depression. Powerful counter-evidence to peoples' beliefs didn't move them to change their minds, but rather, they fled to a make-believe reality in which whimsical rules applied.
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Chris Mooney replied on Permalink
never fear...
John Jost's work is definitely in my book.
I've already been doing some of this..
…in terms of what I leave behind on online forums. (Not so much here… sorry.)
I noticed extremely toxic bile all over public forums, in more popular locations, like news paper web sites. They are attempting to disclaim anything GHG related. I've never seen the like. It goes way beyond your standard internet spat. (Its like inviting a gang over, and watching them trash your house.)
What I've been doing is responding the statements in calm even handed ways, asking for citations to the myths, etc. Then providing accurate statements and links to good science or papers that provide the correct opinion. This generally results in actual attacks, the more personal the better.
My idea is is that if Joe public was to read all that denier drivel then they'd see nice calm accurate responses from the other side. I also make a point of getting the last word in (first visible in on the forums). I want that nice calm good stuff to be the first thing other people see.
I kinda picked the idea up from here;
I find that links are an excellent doorway to lots more good and real information. I also notice that deniers rarely provide links. I feel that this is the case because they either know what they are claiming is crap, or that they simply don't understand why they think the way they do. (I'm still fuzzy on this.)
"My idea is is that if Joe
"My idea is is that if Joe public was to read all that denier drivel then they'd see nice calm accurate responses from the other side."
I think that serves a purpose in most cases, but I sometimes feel that, not being vocal enough, means we get drowned out by a political & industry astro turf opposition. The end to the Vietnam war didn't come about by people calmly saying "no, killing innocents is wrong".
Only by graphic, in your face examples of what was happening & a very vocal protest put an end to it. Otherwise they wouild have never stopped trying to save face.
For right wing partisans, even having their own denier scientists admit they are wrong would not be enough. Only a change from their political party will change their POV. I believe you are right, that the first course of action should be a calm reasoned response. Failing that, fight fire with fire. Diplomacy is not a concept these people understand.
"I also notice that deniers rarely provide links."
Thats almost a given. They know they have little evidence. They operate by rumours & opinions. They know their weak spot is facts, so they don't want to be drawn into providing citatation, when that just leads to a world of pain for them & even worse…the truth. Instead, they rely on repetition of the same memes over & over. Hoping that their BS will rub off on someone equally as gullible as them.
RickJames replied on Permalink
and thanks to the hippie
and thanks to the hippie demonstrations in California, the war ended and Vietnam became a commie paradise where nothing bad ever happened again - certainly the masses didn't suffer at all.
yep those hippies saved the day back then and now they're doing it again with the occupy movement… which has the purpose of …. piling up garbage to bring about justice? … something like that.
the Dolchstoss Legende -- for others
It's interesting to see that the Dolchstoss Legende (the big lie,"stabbed in the back") hasn't lost its appeal.
"я свой сайт начал продвигать
"я свой сайт начал продвигать понемногу"
So what is the website you started? You didn't post a link.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Denialists are way ahead of this
After reading The Debunking Handbook, I reckon that the propagandists for AGW denial are way ahead of it. For example, it suggests:
"When you debunk a myth, you create a gap in the person's mind. To be effective, your debunking must fill that gap."
"Another alternative narrative might be to explain why the misinformer promoted the myth. Arousing suspicion of the source of misinformation has been shown to further reduce the influence of misinformation."
This is why the deniers have recently been concentrating their efforts on undermining the credibility of the IPCC. They also ruthlessly hammer away at the notion that climatologists are in it for the money, to nullify any mention of, for example, the Koch brothers' influence.
Another advantage the deniers have is that much of the media is on their side, and they provide "helpful" press releases to any that are wavering. In general, even if it's possible to respond to an article in a blog, the techniques suggested to emphasise points using font styles and graphics are not available. The propagandists know that any responses are just firefighting, after the myths have been implanted. They also send in swat teams to drown out anyone who seems to be going off message effectively.
Ultimately, I think this will only be resolved either when the evidence for AGW is plain for all to see (by which time it will probably be too late to do anything about it), or if someone as rich as the Koch brothers steps up to fund an equally powerful mechanism to get the truth out first.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
pot kettle black
It might be worthwile to examine your own AGW beliefs in regards to this handbook. Sure provides an insight into how the religion operates. Instead of trying to obtain some factual evidence to butress the catastrophic warming to occur, most of the scientific research that occurs is political science.
The handbook is quite interesting. Now off to debunk the sole myth in the article, AGW iteslf.
Come on then
So. In your own words let us see why you consider that the science that shows the earth is warming and why is only 'political science'. Please provide scientific proof for your statements.
Perhaps you should read this:
Of course you will have to tell us what signs there are that the earth is not warming and also why our knowledge of the role of GHGs is so wrong.
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
bunk, bunk, bunk,
down the stairs behind him.


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Distance from international airport 10.40 kms (approximately 25 minutes)
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School of Nursing DNP program gains major accreditation
Loyola press release - June 11, 2012
The Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing recently reached another milestone by gaining highly coveted accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for its Doctor of Nursing Practice program. A statement mandated by the U.S. Department of Education and released by the commission confirmed the accreditation.
"The DNP program at Loyola University New Orleans is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-887-6791," the commission said.
The accreditation lasts until 2017 and will encompass both the School of Nursing's post-Master of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice program, as well as the newly created post-Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice track.
"Our faculty and staff have worked very hard to put together a comprehensive and progressive curriculum that addresses the needs of a changing healthcare system," said Ann H. Cary, Ph.D., director of the School of Nursing. "To be accredited by such a prestigious organization just two years after enrolling our first DNP class says volumes about the direction our program is headed."
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As the light of spring shines on cluttered coffee tables, chipped woodwork and deflated pillows, it's obvious that our homes take a hit in the long hard slog from Thanksgiving through the end of winter.
"Historically, my phone starts ringing the week after the inauguration," Erin Paige Pitts, an interior designer from Gibson Island, Md., says. "People finally have time to look around the house and they are starting to think ahead."
Pitts has suggestions for some fast joy: Put green topiaries around the house. Treat yourself to a new throw in an unexpected color. Pop some evergreens in your front porch planters. Dine by candlelight.
Though it's now spring, temperatures can still seem more like those of winter. In this chill, "people want something that is fresh and crisp, that looks new but can also be a bit cozy," says Vanessa Holden, creative director at West Elm.
As you think about adding to your home wardrobe, play around with what you already have and maybe move some furniture around. Tiptoe out of your comfort zone. "We all have to keep moving forward," says Jean Blum, vice president at Wisteria, the Dallas-based catalogue of updated traditional furnishings.
For inspiration, we reached out to some home retailers for their latest products and ideas. Here is a report.
'The Great Gatsby' and 'Downton Abbey' effect
"I get a lot of inspiration for the looks we show from the fashion collections," says Gary Babcock, vice president of Arhaus. And British TV period dramas. So this spring line reflects the influence of the Roaring Twenties, art deco and sets from the upcoming "Great Gatsby" movie.
"'Downton Abbey' just entered the Jazz Age, so the English country house look is going to start to change with a bit of sparkle and glamour," Babcock says. The store has mirrored chests, beaded pillows and faux fur throws, plus purple and lavender paired with silver and metallics. "All of this mixes beautifully with anyone's brown wood furniture," says Babcock. "It really dresses it up." Arhaus offers a Paloma parlor sofa ($3,399) in "Cannes silver sage" velvet which can be accompanied by their Amelia ($1,649) mirrored top coffee table.
The statement piece
The Patchwork Dresser ($999) by West Elm has the handcrafted appeal of a quilt. The dresser has five drawers and a cabinet, each done in a different wood front.
In addition to the eye-catching design, it's "a double-duty piece designed for small-space living but that will move along with you," says West Elm's Holden. "Maybe one year it will be in your bedroom, another in the living room." The clean architecture of the white case and the veneers should stand the test of time. In future roles, the dresser might anchor a home office or serve as a media console.
The Industrial Age
Who couldn't use more file space? CB2 has taken a familiar form, the basic powder-coated steel file cabinet, and recast it in a nontraditional color: mint. Line up three of these babies ($159 each), which are called TPS: Totally Perfect Storage and are on casters, and top them with a steel Go-Cart White Console Table ($169). Ryan Turf, general merchandising manager for CB2, says "something with a such a familiar form, like a filing cabinet, done in an unexpected color can change the look of an entire office or hallway." It would be great at the back of a sofa. He says, "It makes a statement and looks modern."
The bedroom pick-me-up
Buying new bed linens is one of the quickest ways to refresh your look, says Pat Eckerstrom, executive vice president at Crate & Barrel. "Textiles are a very approachable way to make things happen," she says. "Many people don't have much going on in their bedroom except furniture. You change the bedding and you have a whole new room." Jaipur linens ($35 to $230) inject a bit of global chic by layering neutral taupes and putties in various textures and patterns.
Indigo blues
The depth and richness of the color of denim jeans is created using ages-old dying techniques in India and Japan. "It's one of my personal favorite colors," says West Elm's Holden who believes that like a favorite pair of jeans, indigo interiors go with almost everything. "It's very relatable." You'll find indigo rugs, bed linens, pillows and upholstery, shown with other deep blues as well as grays. "We also like it with bright, clean, white in the bedroom or living room," Holden says. West Elm's indigo Everett loveseat ($899), upholstered in a velvet they call "ink blue, " can anchor a living or family room.
Something French is always in style
Louis XVI chairs, whether carved and gilded or the clear acrylic, are decorating staples. At Wisteria, designers have updated the classic oval-backed chair ($389) in weathered oak with pastel Belgian linen upholstery, giving the chair an eye-candy appeal. It is also available in an armless version ($299). Blum says the lavender, aqua, sage and French blue "add a bit of color to a traditional space and give a room a more vibrant look." The chair would be at home in a dining room, bedroom, living room or used as an office chair.
"In a few years if you get tired of it, you can reupholster it," Blum says. "This chair will always be relevant."
Grow up and get a bar cart
In the first episode of Season 2 of Lena Dunham's "Girls" on HBO, Hannah and Elijah throw a housewarming party by corralling whatever booze they have onto their kitchen table. Wouldn't it be nice to have some sort of cart to arrange bottles and all those bar accessories you got as gifts?
As we await the arrival of warmer weather, be festive and invite friends over for a cocktail party.
Celebrate by splurging on a cart that has a small footprint but a lot of storage, says Crate & Barrel's Eckerstrom. Arranging your liquor and wineglasses on it will also free up storage space in kitchen cabinets. One solution is Crate & Barrel's Collins ($799) trolley-style cart with three shelves and two stemware racks.


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Groundbreaking: WIU-QC Riverfront Phase II
August 21, 2012
MOLINE, IL – Seven months ago, the first building on the Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus opened, and at the grand opening ceremony, Gov. Pat Quinn announced the release of $38 million for Phase II of the Riverfront Campus. A groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, directly west of Building One, 3300 River Dr. in Moline.
"We are looking forward to celebrating yet another milestone for Western Illinois University as we break ground for Phase II of the Riverfront Campus project," said Western President Jack Thomas. "The occasion of the grand opening of our first building in January was an exciting day, and the event later this month keeps the momentum and excitement going. We are pleased to offer this region even more choices for public higher education."
Gov. Quinn has been invited to attend the Aug. 29 celebration, and federal and state government representatives, area legislators, community leaders and University officials will take part in the ceremony.
Parking permits/passes are required to park at the Riverfront Campus. Members of the general public attending the event are asked to park at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr. in Moline. Shuttle service will be provided to the Riverfront Campus every 15 minutes beginning at 2 p.m.
"The public is invited to attend the second groundbreaking ceremony at our Riverfront Campus site," said Joe Rives, vice president of Quad Cities and planning at WIU. "In addition to the groundbreaking, I would like to invite anyone who has not yet visited Building One to take a look around. We are truly proud of this outstanding facility, and when Phase II is complete, we look forward to offering additional public higher education academic programming and services the Quad Cities region needs."
The groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I (Building One) was held at the Riverfront Campus site March 31, 2010. Faculty and staff moved into the new facility Dec. 20, 2011, and classes began at the Riverfront Campus Jan. 17, 2012.
Building One, the former John Deere Tech Center, supports the College of Business and Technology, including the School of Engineering; academic and student services; and University administration. Phase II will allow for the continued growth of the Quad Cities campus and allow academic programs in the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Services and Fine Arts and Communication to be part of the Riverfront Campus.
According to Rives, the Riverfront Campus expansion will allow WIU-QC to further its mission as a comprehensive public university for the region by serving more than 3,000 Quad Cities-area students. The WIU-QC Riverfront Campus is located on 20 acres of land donated in 2003 by Deere & Company. The City of Moline is also revitalizing the area surrounding the WIU-QC Riverfront Campus into an Urban Technology Corridor.
To view architect's renderings of the proposed WIU-QC Riverfront Campus development plan, visit wiu.edu/qc/riverfront_campus.
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Patrick Sharp scored for Chicago at 8:48 of the first period for a 1-0 Blackhawks lead at the first intermission. The Wild outshot Chicago 7-5 in the opening period.
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