Swooning Over Matt Ridley

Explore reactions to Matt Ridley's recent speech on climate skepticism and the concepts of confirmation bias. A thought-provoking read!

Written byKeith Kloor
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Climate skeptics are all tingly over Matt Ridley's recent speech (titled "Scientific Heresy") to the Royal Scottish Academy. The reaction from Anthony Watts and Bishop Hill reminded me of these famous fanboys.

The speech itself is worth reading and has numerous legitimate points ripe for debate, which I'll take up in a future post. Meanwhile, I'll ask if Ridley and climate skeptics ever wonder if they too are afflicted with "confirmation bias"?

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