Posted on 10/14/2015 4:32:39 PM PDT by xzins
That's my take on it, too. It seems that a lot of physicists "get it".
I think this is the money quote:
It is true that there's a large community of people who make their money by scaring the public, so money is certainly involved to some extent, but I don't think that's the full explanation, he said.
Dyson is not coming right out to say it, but I think he is pointing out there's (grant) money for research that "validates" climate change.
Yes, there are other people (like the media) that make money from doom-and-gloom. And there are certainly "clean energy" boondoggles that would have otherwise never been even considered.
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If Richard Feynman was still with us, I’m sure he would weigh in on AGW. In his absence we are lucky to be able to hear from Feynman’s old friend and colleague.
Personally, I think it all comes down to the money, in this case grants from the Feds and various foundations.
Good stuff, thanks.
Who to believe.....Freeman Dyson or Obola and Algore......
I may be giving away an important plot element, but Project Orion appears as an important plot element in Niven and Pournelle’s Footfall.
http://www.amazon.com/Footfall-Larry-Niven/dp/0345323440
Good stuff, as are most if not all of their collaborations.
And they aren’t scientific experts, by definition, since they aren’t practicing science. They are experts though, at lying.
OK - but Al Gore once passed a science class with a 'C'... so just who does Dyson think he is taking on people like Gore... and Obama ... (who can't do simple math...)
I first heard of Dyson spheres in a Larry Niven's "Ringworld."
That's a sun in the middle of a gigantic (artificial) Dyson sphere.
Ping
Mr. Bill used to date the professor's daughter, Esther Dyson, who is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist.
Bill Gates and Esther Dyson (1984) |
That’s interesting.
Gates looked so much younger than his age (29). These days he looks 70 (actual age 59).
Yep. One awsh*t wipes out all your attaboys.
I think everyone is telling you that if you haven't heard of Freeman Dyson then you haven't been paying attention. Just use Google to check him out because trying to clue you in in a reply to a post is futile...the guy has accomplished so much that there is no way to even discuss the issue until you are up to speed.
Dyson’s daughter is behind the ICANN mess.
So Esther was involved in that? I remember her being a bit of a writer in the earlier days of the Internet really getting going, maybe 20 years ago.
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