After 17.5 years of writing on this blog ...

With  200 "articles", or blog posts, I feel like I have been slacking off of late.

My other blogs have received far more attention and effort.  The good news?  Nobody cares.

Is any of that scientific?  Much less evidence based science?  No.  No it is not.  OK maybe the number of blog posts, that can be counted.  

All the rest is opinion, belief, my view, my take.  But in reality, so much of what makes us human is no scientific.  Much less evidence based science.

Large Language Models are not Artificial Intelligence

 After extensive testing with unlimited time and bandwidth, I can say at the moment these models are not even close.  While trying to get a novel or creative response, an A.I. came up with "Fancy word-shuffler" to describe itself.  Which apparently is an original term.  It's not found on the internet.

I asked GROK what Evidence Based Science is

 Evidence-based science is the process of making scientific claims and conclusions based on rigorous, systematic, and objective evidence, typically derived from well-designed experiments, observations, or studies. It emphasizes:

• Empirical Data: Relying on measurable, reproducible results rather than speculation or anecdotal reports.
• Scientific Method: Using controlled experiments, peer-reviewed studies, and statistical analysis to test hypotheses.
• Transparency: Clearly documenting methods, data, and results to allow scrutiny and replication.
• Objectivity: Minimizing bias through randomized trials, blinding, and standardized protocols.
• Peer Review: Subjecting findings to evaluation by other experts to ensure validity and reliability.

For example, in medicine, evidence-based practice involves using treatments supported by high-quality clinical trials rather than tradition or untested theories. It’s about grounding conclusions in data that can be independently verified, ensuring trust in the results.

David Gorski and Methodolatry

 Found this from October 2009

“Methodolatry”: My new favorite term for one of the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/methodolatry_my_new_favorite_term/

Methodolatry: The profane worship of the randomized clinical trial as the only valid method of investigation.

The African Holocene Humid Period

 Much warmer, and wetter in Africa

How can you know what is real?

 The essential question of science, and evidence.  A place holder post for now.

The polar vortex and the weather

 If you know how to use https://earth.nullschool.net/

You can know more about the global climate/weather than most people on the planet!

You can watch the polar vortex

You can literally see how the world weather works, even in advance

Nov 18 surface temperatures

And the polar vortex "causing" it