Matt Ridley
Author, newspaper columnist, rational optimist, peer, Northumbrian. Keen on science, scepticism, genes, evolution, innovation, "ideas having sex".
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Extinction Rebellion occupy Oxford Street in latest stunt
The eco-activists have set up a wooden pyramid at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent's Street, but it was a shadow of the hundreds who occupied the street in April.
Gregory et al 2019: Unsound claims about bias in climate feedback and climate sensitivity estimation
A guest post by Nic Lewis The recently published open-access paper “How accurately can the climate sensitivity to CO2 be estimated from historical climate change?” by Gregory et al.[i] …
Paris zoo unveils the "blob", an organism with no brain but 720 sexes
A Paris zoo showcased a mysterious new organism on Wednesday, dubbed the "b...
DNA Demystified
DNA, once the exclusive domain of scientists in research labs, is now the darling of popular and social media. With personal genetic testing kits in homes and GMO foods in stores, DNA is an increasingly familiar term. Unfortunately, what people...
The vindication of Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategy
That a Brexit deal has been agreed with the EU is a spectacular vindication of the Prime Minister’s approach: to go back to Brussels with the genuine prospect that Britain would leave with no deal on…
The Julia Hartley Brewer Show | Julia Hartley Brewer meets Matt Ridley | #JHBshow
Julia’s guest is Matt Ridley, the science and climate change writer, who joins her to discuss the Extinction Rebellion protests over climate change and what the proposed targets to cut carbon emissions will actually mean for the lives of ordinary...
The Julia Hartley Brewer Show | Julia Hartley Brewer meets Matt Ridley | #JHBshow
Julia’s guest is Matt Ridley, the science and climate change writer, who joins her to discuss the Extinction Rebellion protests over climate change and what the proposed targets to cut carbon emissions will actually mean for the lives of ordinary...
The Julia Hartley Brewer Show | Julia Hartley Brewer meets Matt Ridley | #JHBshow
Julia’s guest is Matt Ridley, the science and climate change writer, who joins her to discuss the Extinction Rebellion protests over climate change and what ...
Matt Ridley
I talked to @JuliaHB1 about climate change, Extinction Rebellion and more on the latest #JHBshow
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Methane matters, but doesn’t eliminate gains from emissions reductions
Once leakage of methane (CH4) from natural gas is taken into account, he says, there is “no net effect on our total emissions of greenhouse gases.” This is based on an unsourced figure from Dr. According to this method, US CO2 emissions from energy...
France has wolves in its sights as it demands Brussels' blessing to shoot more
France has demanded Brussels allows French farmers to shoot more wolves, as the population of the resurgent species surges across Europe.
Was this zoologist punished for telling school kids politically incorrect facts about polar bears?
Opinion: Dr. Susan Crockford describes her expulsion from the University of Victoria as ‘an academic hanging without a trial, conducted behind closed doors’
The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C
Climate change will be the greatest threat to humanity and global ecosystems in the coming years, and there is a pressing need to understand and communicate the impacts of warming, across the perspectives of the natural and social sciences....
Climate change: fake news or global threat? This is the science
The impact of humans on Earth is unparalleled, with scientists arguing our actions have tipped the planet into a new era - the Anthropocene - with fallout from nuclear bombs now written into the rocks beneath our feet, and species facing extinction...
The Art of Innovation - Polaroid Perceptions - BBC Sounds
Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on shaping artistic landscapes through Polaroid snapshots
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Fascinating programme about Edwin Land and David Hockney with fine contributions from @anya_hurlbert on the perception of colour
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We are closing in on a deal that would enable the UK to reap the full benefits of Brexit
Clear patterns are emerging in this process
The New Trustbusters Are Coming for Big Tech
Jeff Bezos "is worried about me," grinned Donald Trump back in 2016 while discussing Amazon's bald-headed billionaire. "He thinks I
The Case for Free Trade is a Unilateral One
The coherent and correct case for free trade is a case for unilateral free trade, one that applies to each country individually.
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"The economic and ethical case for a policy of free trade does not depend upon the actions of other governments."
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"Even if all 4.5 billion flights this year were stopped from taking off, and the same happened every year until 2100, temperatures would be reduced by just 0.054 degrees, using mainstream climate...
A short primer for Philip Hammond on the benefits of free trade deals
The news concerning the negotiations is at present confusing. Different sides put out different leaks and we all remain none the wiser. However the EU is at least engaging seriously with the UK and for the present that has given a number of people...