When the data conflicts with your belief, what do you do? — Old habits die hard. Once a meme gets started, once it has become institutionalized, once it’s in all the textbooks, it’s very difficult to dislodge. Yet no one would learn about today’s world by reading a textbook published in 1970. I claim the number one reason people are such die-hard…

A good company will always “solve for the customer.” A bad company will look for excuses. — First, a reminder: last week I announced my project to kill the ESGs. If you are interested, see my website, cuttingthroughthenoise.net, and sign up for the slack. You can ignore the rest of this, unless you’re interested in corporate failure. The problem I’ve been living in West End 25, a JBG Smith…

ESGs are toxic. We can do better. — I’m looking for a few early-adopters who already understand that the ESGs are evil. I’m spending most of my time looking for angel investors and clients for my new coaching platform with a disruptive business model, The Infinite Game of Life. …

All climate reasoning is circular — Two weeks ago, I asked ChatGPT to give answers to climate questions and showed that all but one were wrong. A few days ago, I instructed GPT to “Give me a ‘Dr Fox Lecture’ on a scientific topic that sounds smart but is actually nonsense.” …

The real driver of society is overconfidence — Happy holidays! I am going to make this short. Watch this video. There will be a test later. In fact, there are several tests every day. Related links In Reality — a new worldview just for you. Climate Change and the Backson — one of the best pieces I have written…

I got contradictory and even disappearing answers! — This was fun. I will use italics for my words. Anything in normal text is from GPT, and I have added bold for emphasis. Protein Do most people get too much protein? It is generally recommended that people consume a balanced and varied diet that includes adequate amounts of protein. Protein is an essential nutrient that plays a…

Tracking storms, trends, and causes at the National Hurricane Center — Today I’m featuring a reprint of the best thing I’ve read on hurricanes. It’s a 2021 blog post by Chris Landsea and Eric Blake at the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center in Miami, reproduced by permission, with details about them and a 2022 update at the end. My summary People say…

Watch and learn — Tom Nelson is the Lex Fridman of climate change. His channel is probably the best YouTube channel on climate change. Listen, watch, and follow: On Apple Podcasts. On Twitter. On YouTube. The Interviews They are all excellent, but I agree more with some and less with others. I’ll put my favorites here…