From Skeptical Science's John Cook.

Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity

In Words of Four Letters or Less

Astronomer that discover a diamond planet wonders what would have happened to him as a climate scientist

Monbiot against academic publishers

The challenges of making climate code and data open.

Martin A. Schwartz on stupidity as the natural, positive, state for a researcher: "...if we don't feel stupid it means we're not really trying."

"If you somehow manage to get your hands on a time machine and subsequently find yourself trapped in the past, the Time Travel Cheat Sheet, should come in handy. It lists some important discoveries, inventions and advances that we enjoy today; all you have to do is “invent” them and you’ll be running the show in no time"

To sum up: climate research doesn't pay well, the amount of money dedicated to it has been shrinking, and if the researchers were successful in convincing the public that climate change was a serious threat, the response would be to give money to someone else. If you come across someone arguing that scientists are in it for the money, then you can probably assume they are willing to make arguments without getting their facts straight.

The Community Earth System Model (CESM) is a coupled climate model for simulating the earth's climate system. Composed of four separate models simultaneously simulating the earth's atmosphere, ocean, land surface and sea-ice, and one central coupler component, the CESM allows researchers to conduct fundamental research into the earth's past, present and future climate states.

Attack of Steve McConnell's 10x book chapter; related commentary on software research

Steve McConnell's defense from Laurent Bossavit's critique of the 10x book chapter.

Steve's take on the Muir Russell report.