Revenge of the Climate Realists. I recall seeing Pielke's name a few times over the years
Neanderthals may have cheated to light their fires. John Hawks is always fun.
How College Majors Change Political Beliefs. I checked to make sure that this did measure changes, not original beliefs at matriculation. I think I am reading that this is the case.
School Closures under Covid show minimal standardised testing effect in Australia. Scott Alexander notes a puzzle about this, however. (Scroll to #42) Conservatives sites are near-unanimous in declaring right from the beginning that this was going to be catastrophic. As a person who believes that schools matter mostly for the worst students, if at all, I have not been convinced. It certainly isn't proven to my mind. However, reality is complicated, and when someone claims it is simple hold tight to your wallet.
The Culturist discusses What is Evil, according to CS Lewis. Nice little summary.
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Pielke has been posting on Substack for several years as The Honest Broker. He's definitely been on the Bjorn Lomborg side of the argument. Not a total skeptic but anti-catastrophic
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