tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post9204991502241754532..comments2023-10-24T10:36:47.065-05:00Comments on climatespin: Peter Gleick is still a good scientistRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375007307125560799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post-15823143389069585942012-02-24T22:41:22.409-06:002012-02-24T22:41:22.409-06:00I guess Gleick brought the connecting of his scien...I guess Gleick brought the connecting of his science and his extracurricular activities on himself by resigning from the science ethics Task Force before posting his account/apology about his amateur investigative reporting exploits and before anyone asked him to.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375007307125560799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post-14525979268606923552012-02-23T00:46:10.264-06:002012-02-23T00:46:10.264-06:00Well, AGU itself seems to feel compelled to come d...Well, AGU itself seems to feel compelled to come down on the side of scientist as saint.<br /><br />http://www.agu.org/news/press/pr_archives/2012/2012-11.shtml<br /><br />Do they actually believe this? No, presumably not, but scientific institutions are terrified of suggesting publicly that scientific conduct is anything short of perfection.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post-29425461604755649322012-02-22T23:31:24.670-06:002012-02-22T23:31:24.670-06:00I admit its a subtle distinction which is going to...I admit its a subtle distinction which is going to be totally lost in the next few weeks. But the AGU "....Scientific Ethics Task Force is responsible for reviewing and guiding the Union’s standards, principles, and code of conduct on ethics and integrity in scientific activities." Note "scientific activities" not journalistic activities. So why not let Peter Gleick continue on it? Can one not fight the good fight against the deniers and be an upstanding scientist at the same time?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375007307125560799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post-87129024187227432242012-02-22T22:56:59.388-06:002012-02-22T22:56:59.388-06:00Yeah, but http://is.gd/k72L7vYeah, but http://is.gd/k72L7vMichael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.com