1. Spread FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) about the scientific results used to create evidence for global warming.
2. Observe that the training and skills of scientists processing data, building models, and drawing conclusions from data need to be improved.
3. Promote a very limited view of the scientific method where "replicating a result" means "accessing another scientist's data and computer programs and duplicating the processing that was performed". Independent verification usually means that a totally independent experiment is run to test the same hypothesis, new data is gathered and processed and a result produced which is compared with previous results (and those predicted by current theories). Verification means that the same phenomenon is observed at the same level modulo the statistics of measurement.
1. That's not right. I'm not interested in FUD, I am interested in the debate about releasing source code that's come about because of the so-called "ClimateGate" thing.
3. Also not correct. I simply don't believe that not releasing source code is the right answer. It's one group of scientists claiming to save another group from themselves. The argument appears to be that if they released the code others would run it and be satisfied with the result. So? That's just bad science and tells you something about the people who run the code. The solution isn't to protect idiots from themselves.
1. Spread FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) about the scientific results used to create evidence for global warming.
2. Observe that the training and skills of scientists processing data, building models, and drawing conclusions from data need to be improved.
3. Promote a very limited view of the scientific method where "replicating a result" means "accessing another scientist's data and computer programs and duplicating the processing that was performed". Independent verification usually means that a totally independent experiment is run to test the same hypothesis, new data is gathered and processed and a result produced which is compared with previous results (and those predicted by current theories). Verification means that the same phenomenon is observed at the same level modulo the statistics of measurement.