Lies of the AHZ 1: Confounding factors

"Andre Jute" wrote in message
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The AHZ (anti-helmet zealot) Frank Krygowski
wrote:

the study fail[s] to properly account for confounding factors.

This is code for mangling the data through rosetinted glasses until it
suits Krygowski's purposes -- and then he still lies about it, as he
lied about the South Australian and Crocker studies.

Maybe he can get some stimulus booty to produce a play about it:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op...#ixzz11WvcLjrP

Bill "link says it all" S.

On 10/6/2010 11:10 AM, Bill Sornson wrote:
"Andre Jute" wrote in message
...
The AHZ (anti-helmet zealot) Frank Krygowski
wrote:

the study fail[s] to properly account for confounding factors.

This is code for mangling the data through rosetinted glasses until it
suits Krygowski's purposes -- and then he still lies about it, as he
lied about the South Australian and Crocker studies.

Maybe he can get some stimulus booty to produce a play about it:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op...#ixzz11WvcLjrP


Bill "link says it all" S.

How awful!

I think this was a much better (Bush administration) NSF expenditu

Goosebumps! The Science Behind Feeling Scared

Lead Organization: California Science Center Foundation
Funding Organization(s): NSF / DRL #0515470
Award Dates: 15 Jun 2005 - 31 Aug 2008
Award Amount: $2244704

INTELLECTUAL MERIT: The California Science Center (CSC) proposes to
develop Goosebumps!, a 5,000 sq.ft. traveling exhibition on the science
behind feeling scared for the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative. The
exhibition will utilize emotional engagement, as well as aspects of
popular culture, to involve visitors in aspects of physiology,
neurology, psychology and sociology that relate to the fear response.
Exhibit experiences will evoke the fear response in a nonthreatening way
and then make those responses the subject of personal exploration.

On 10/6/2010 11:10 AM, Bill Sornson wrote:

Maybe he can get some stimulus booty to produce a play about it:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op...#ixzz11WvcLjrP



Bill "link says it all" S.

Oh, and the link doesn't "say it all". According to the NSF link the
award amount is $171K, the play is not just about climate change, and
much of the money goes for topical education outreach. Given that our
students rank near dead last on science scores among industrialized
countries, I think it's a good investment.

http://informalscience.org/project/show/1873

"The Civilians, Inc., a theatre company in Brooklyn, NY, is producing
The Great Immensity, a touring play with songs and video that explores
our relationship to the environment, with a focus on critical issues of
climate change and biodiversity conservation."


"Project deliverables include the development and testing of online
content, podcasts, and videos as well as special community education and
outreach efforts in each community where the play is staged.
Performances will be accompanied by post-performance panel discussions
with the artists, local scientists and policy makers. After the
completion of the initial tour, the play will be published, licensed,
and made available to other theaters to produce independently."

On 10/6/2010 11:10 AM, Bill Sornson wrote:

Maybe he can get some stimulus booty to produce a play about it:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op...#ixzz11WvcLjrP




Bill "link says it all" S.

In case your beef is simply with the topic of climate change (there, I
said it), consider this (approved in prior administration):

Communicating Climate Change (C3)

Initial Amendment Date: September 24, 2008
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Latest Amendment Date: June 30, 2010
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Award Number: 0813135

Awarded Amount to Date: $2998311


"The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), in collaboration
with the Yale Project on Climate Change and the Cornell Laboratory of
Ornithology, is conducting a three-year project whose goal is to build
the capacity of twelve science centers as well as of twelve NSF-funded
Long-term Ecological Research Centers (LTER) for the purpose of engaging
the public in climate change science."