Superfreakonomics appears to have jumped the shark
Error-riddled ‘Superfreakonomics’: New book pushes global cooling myths, sheer illogic, and “patent nonsense” — and the primary climatologist it relies on, Ken Caldeira, says “it is an inaccurate portrayal of me” and “misleading” in “many” places. « Climate Progress
Wow. I am shocked but not surprised. The need to appear smart by claiming counterintuitive results is widespread in academia.
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