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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 14 Sep 2016

    Yes, the climate has always changed. This comic shows why that’s no comfort. http://www.vox.com/2016/9/12/12891814/climate-change-xkcd-graphic?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article%3Atop&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … via @voxdotcom

    9:30 PM - 14 Sep 2016
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    25 replies 403 retweets 566 likes
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      2. Michael Walsh‏ @dkahanerules 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Absurd. surprised a guy as brilliant as @sapinker would parrot this anti-intellectual and anti-human nonsense.

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      3. Darren Hayes‏ @Daz555 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @dkahanerules @sapinker @voxdotcom

        anti human?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Michael Walsh‏ @dkahanerules 15 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Daz555 @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Absolutely. Religion for atheists. Ascribes supernatural powers to man. Hubris.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Thomas Jakobsen‏ @TGJakobsen 15 Sep 2016
        Replying to @dkahanerules @Daz555 and

        Nothing supernatural about changing the world, we all do it every day in a small way.

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      1. frosty android‏ @frostyandroid 15 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Surprised so many science denying, "AGW is a scam" idiots follow Pinker.

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      2. JoãoMiranda‏ @joaomiranda 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        comparing low frequency data with high frequency data ...

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      3. Brad McKay‏ @bradmckay8 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @joaomiranda @sapinker @voxdotcom

        I was just going to say that. Obviously error bars would fix that, but it's a comic. Some will use this...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Brad McKay‏ @bradmckay8 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @bradmckay8 @joaomiranda and

        ...as a counterexample when in fact it simply lacks information. The projections will add fuel to the fire

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Brad McKay‏ @bradmckay8 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @bradmckay8 @joaomiranda and

        even though those projections have error bars of their own and we should take them seriously not cynically

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      1. Shane Street‏ @SCStreet 15 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        A(n even more) cartoonish version of Mann's Nature trick. Recent instrument record grafted onto wildly uncertain proxies.

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      1. Jason Genova‏ @SickNngPissLord 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Ever consider debating @mattwridley on climate change?

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      1. Rhian Sheehan‏ @rhiansheehan 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Without a doubt the most serious issue facing human race. Surprised Trump's denial isn't your main criticism of him @SamHarrisOrg

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      2. Rand Simberg‏ @Rand_Simberg 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Only if you have confidence in the models and measurements. @voxdotcom

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      3. Michael Walsh‏ @dkahanerules 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Rand_Simberg @sapinker @voxdotcom

        The giveaway might be the Pokemon joke. Ideology masquerading as "science."

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Base_flash‏ @JoeSpannuth 17 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg @voxdotcom

        Thanks for sharing. Wonderful cartoon.

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      1. Ian Weiss‏ @ianw121 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        But the low temporal resolution in the paleoclimate data makes the graphic much less meaningful than it seems.

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      1. Andrei Sopon‏ @andreisopi 15 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        so much butthurt in the replies :) regardless it was beautiful to see our history as a species unfolding.

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