principiascientificinternational--2020-07-07--Actual Temp Measurements Debunk Antarctic Warming Claims

At the top of Google News results from this week for “ climate change , ” an article in Treehugger is titled , “ The South Pole is Warming 3 Times Faster Than the Global Average.
” The New York Times , Yahoo News , and many other prominent media outlets published similar articles .
However , the claim is based on computer model estimates that have been contradicted by actual temperature measurements .
In short , the South Pole warming claim is another alarmist fraud promoting the nefarious Climate Delusion .
The media articles this week are citing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authors claim Antarctica has warmed three times faster than the global average over the past three decades .
The authors claim the asserted warming is likely partly due to human-caused global warming .
The article in Treehugger is a perfect example of the media ’ s fawning , fraudulent coverage of the report .
Using weather data run through computer model simulations , the researchers claim Antarctica warmed by 1.8 degrees Celsius between 1989 and 2018 , with large variations across the continent .
“ In the early decades after 1957 , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pole , average temperatures remained steady or declined .
Near the end of the 20th century , temperatures began to rise , ” writes the author of the Treehugger piece .
This is a lie .
The actual data show just the opposite temperature trends occurred .
In Antarctica , average temperatures as recorded at the weather locations across the continent rose fairly steadily from the 1950s through the late 1990s and then began to fall off .
Indeed , recorded temperatures have significantly cooled since 1998 .
So , what the data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years the Nature study computer simulations show warming , actual temperature readings show either declining or steady temperatures across Antarctica .
Beyond the ground-based measurements , global satellite data recorded from 1979 to 2019 show no warming or cooling trend at all for the South Pole .
Interestingly , the explosive growth of permanent research stations on Antarctica might be a warming influence on the continent .
Of the more than 70 permanent research stations on Antarctica and 8 stations on the surrounding islands , where most weather and temperature data for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ established before the 1940s .
This means the vast majority of permanent Antarctic stations were established from the 1940s through the 1980s , as recorded temperatures were rising .
During the same time period , outside of Antarctica , the rest of the globe experienced a modest cooling from the 1950s through the early 1980s , sparking speculation by some scientists , and warnings in front-page stories in the mainstream media , the earth could be entering an overdue ice age .
One might wonder if Antarctica ’ s anomalous recorded surface temperature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least in part , be a result of the heat island effect of the permanent human habitations being established where none previously existed .
In a Climate Realism post from April , James Taylor goes into some detail describing the cooling temperatures and ongoing ice and snow accumulation measured on Antarctica , even as the Nature Climate Change study claims , based on model simulations , Antarctica was warming three times faster than the globe .
Quite simply , the Nature study ’ s findings are undermined by the actual data , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provably wrong .
The authors of the Nature Climate Change piece don ’ t stop there , however .
They go well beyond computer model temperature projections to pure speculation .
Although acknowledging in their report that natural factors including large-scale , multi-year and multi-decadal shifts in wind and ocean currents on and around Antarctica are the dominant factors driving climate there , they then go on to assert , without presenting any evidence , “ atmospheric internal variability can induce extreme regional climate change over the Antarctic interior , which has masked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twenty-first century.
” ( emphasis mine ) As reported by Treehugger , Kyle Clem , postdoctoral research fellow in Climate Science at the University of Wellington and lead author of the study , repeated this conjecture in an interview with the Guardian , saying , For Clem , et al , evidently , when you can ’ t find the anthropogenic climate change disaster signal you believe should be evident , it is sound scientific practice to simply assert nature is temporarily hiding it !
The take away is , neither the ground-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show it has warmed , much less warmed three times faster than the planet as a whole .
Even if Antarctica was warming , however , with the average temperatures ranging from -60 degrees C ( -76 F ) during winter to -20 C ( -4 F ) in summer , no meltdown would in the offing .
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Actual Temp Measurements Debunk Antarctic Warming Claims
Written by H Sterling Burnett
At the top of Google News results from this week for “climate change,” an article in Treehugger is titled, “The South Pole is Warming 3 Times Faster Than the Global Average.”
The New York Times, Yahoo News, and many other prominent media outlets published similar articles. However, the claim is based on computer model estimates that have been contradicted by actual temperature measurements.
In short, the South Pole warming claim is another alarmist fraud promoting the nefarious Climate Delusion.
The media articles this week are citing a study in Nature Climate Change, whose authors claim Antarctica has warmed three times faster than the global average over the past three decades.
The authors claim the asserted warming is likely partly due to human-caused global warming. The article in Treehugger is a perfect example of the media’s fawning, fraudulent coverage of the report.
Using weather data run through computer model simulations, the researchers claim Antarctica warmed by 1.8 degrees Celsius between 1989 and 2018, with large variations across the continent.
“In the early decades after 1957, when measurements were first recorded at the South Pole, average temperatures remained steady or declined. Near the end of the 20th century, temperatures began to rise,” writes the author of the Treehugger piece.
This is a lie. The actual data show just the opposite temperature trends occurred.
In Antarctica, average temperatures as recorded at the weather locations across the continent rose fairly steadily from the 1950s through the late 1990s and then began to fall off.
Indeed, recorded temperatures have significantly cooled since 1998. So, what the data show is for 20 of the 30 years the Nature study computer simulations show warming, actual temperature readings show either declining or steady temperatures across Antarctica.
Beyond the ground-based measurements, global satellite data recorded from 1979 to 2019 show no warming or cooling trend at all for the South Pole.
Interestingly, the explosive growth of permanent research stations on Antarctica might be a warming influence on the continent.
Of the more than 70 permanent research stations on Antarctica and 8 stations on the surrounding islands, where most weather and temperature data for the continent are recorded, only two were established before the 1940s.
This means the vast majority of permanent Antarctic stations were established from the 1940s through the 1980s, as recorded temperatures were rising.
During the same time period, outside of Antarctica, the rest of the globe experienced a modest cooling from the 1950s through the early 1980s, sparking speculation by some scientists, and warnings in front-page stories in the mainstream media, the earth could be entering an overdue ice age.
One might wonder if Antarctica’s anomalous recorded surface temperature rise during this period could, at least in part, be a result of the heat island effect of the permanent human habitations being established where none previously existed.
In a Climate Realism post from April, James Taylor goes into some detail describing the cooling temperatures and ongoing ice and snow accumulation measured on Antarctica, even as the Nature Climate Change study claims, based on model simulations, Antarctica was warming three times faster than the globe.
Quite simply, the Nature study’s findings are undermined by the actual data, and thus the study’s claims are provably wrong.
The authors of the Nature Climate Change piece don’t stop there, however. They go well beyond computer model temperature projections to pure speculation.
Although acknowledging in their report that natural factors including large-scale, multi-year and multi-decadal shifts in wind and ocean currents on and around Antarctica are the dominant factors driving climate there, they then go on to assert, without presenting any evidence, “atmospheric internal variability can induce extreme regional climate change over the Antarctic interior, which has masked any anthropogenic warming signal there during the twenty-first century.” (emphasis mine)
As reported by Treehugger, Kyle Clem, postdoctoral research fellow in Climate Science at the University of Wellington and lead author of the study, repeated this conjecture in an interview with the Guardian, saying,
“The temperature variability at the South Pole is so extreme it currently masks human-caused effects.”
For Clem, et al, evidently, when you can’t find the anthropogenic climate change disaster signal you believe should be evident, it is sound scientific practice to simply assert nature is temporarily hiding it!
The take away is, neither the ground-based nor satellite measurements of temperatures in Antarctica show it has warmed, much less warmed three times faster than the planet as a whole.
Even if Antarctica was warming, however, with the average temperatures ranging from -60 degrees C (-76 F) during winter to -20 C (-4 F) in summer, no meltdown would in the offing.
Read more at Climate Realism
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-07--Top Scientists Say Modern Climate Change is ‘Natural Variability’

A commentary titled “ ‘ Just don ’ t panic – also about climate change ’ ” by Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt appearing at German site achgut.com tells us there ’ s no need for panic with respect to climate change , as leading scientists dial back earlier doomsday projections .
Vahrenholt claims a negative Atlantic oscillation is ahead of us and the expected second weak solar cycle in succession will reduce anthropogenic warming in the next 15-30 years .
He cites a recent publication by Judith Curry , who sees a pause in the temperature rise until 2050 as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not alone when it comes to believing natural-variability-watered-down warming is in the works .
Also , IPCC heavyweight Jochem Marotzke from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg takes a similar stand in a publication in the Environmental Research Letters .
In the paper , Marotzke concludes that all locations examined show “ a cooling trend or lack of warming trend ” and that there is “ no warming due to natural cooling effects ” and that in calculations up to 2049 .
The researchers find “ a large part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of internal variability.
” And recently The Max Planck Institute Director Marotzke said in an interview with Andreas Frey of the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung ( FAZ ) that there was no need to panic , thus clearly splitting from the doomsday scenarios put out by his alarmist colleagues Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber and Stefan Rahmstorf .
In the FAZ interview , Marotzke also said there was no need to worry that the port city of Hamburg would be flooded in 2100 : “ Hamburg will not be threatened , that is totally clear.
” Areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then told the FAZ that the fears that children have today for the future are not absolutely well-founded , and that entire areas are not going to be wiped out , as often suggested by alarmists .
When asked why the French issued a press release warning of worse than expected warming , Marotzke said : When asked by the FAZ why the French had put out such dramatic numbers , Marotzke said : “ I don ’ t know , ” adding that the climate models are highly complex .
“ Too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ourselves are amazed at what we do not understand.
” Vahrenholt summarizes the growing doubt by scientists such as Curry and Marotzke over the use of alarmist models : One gets the impression someone is speaking out against the alarmist use of models .
Perhaps Jochem Marotzke is aware that with the warming coming to an end in the next 30 years , model alarmists ( Schellnhuber : “ We only have 10 years left “ ) will have unpleasant questions to answer .
When society realizes that the climate modelers have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difference , we will know who misled the politicians.
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Top Scientists Say Modern Climate Change is ‘Natural Variability’
Written by Pierre Gosselin
A commentary titled “‘Just don’t panic – also about climate change’” by Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt appearing at German site achgut.com tells us there’s no need for panic with respect to climate change, as leading scientists dial back earlier doomsday projections.
No warming until 2050
Vahrenholt claims a negative Atlantic oscillation is ahead of us and the expected second weak solar cycle in succession will reduce anthropogenic warming in the next 15-30 years.
He cites a recent publication by Judith Curry, who sees a pause in the temperature rise until 2050 as the most likely scenario.
Vahrenholt and Curry are not alone when it comes to believing natural-variability-watered-down warming is in the works.
Also, IPCC heavyweight Jochem Marotzke from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg takes a similar stand in a publication in the Environmental Research Letters.
In the paper, Marotzke concludes that all locations examined show “a cooling trend or lack of warming trend” and that there is “no warming due to natural cooling effects” and that in calculations up to 2049.
The researchers find “a large part of the earth will not warm up because of internal variability.”
Distancing from alarmists Schellnhuber, Rahmstorf
And recently The Max Planck Institute Director Marotzke said in an interview with Andreas Frey of the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ) that there was no need to panic, thus clearly splitting from the doomsday scenarios put out by his alarmist colleagues Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber and Stefan Rahmstorf.
In the FAZ interview, Marotzke also said there was no need to worry that the port city of Hamburg would be flooded in 2100: “Hamburg will not be threatened, that is totally clear.”
Areas not going to be wiped out
Marotzke then told the FAZ that the fears that children have today for the future are not absolutely well-founded, and that entire areas are not going to be wiped out, as often suggested by alarmists.
Sensational French models
When asked why the French issued a press release warning of worse than expected warming, Marotzke said:
“We thought, my God, what are you doing? Because it is very unlikely that the true climate is as sensitive as shown in the new models.”
When asked by the FAZ why the French had put out such dramatic numbers, Marotzke said: “I don’t know,” adding that the climate models are highly complex. “Too many calculation steps overlap, and sometimes we ourselves are amazed at what we do not understand.”
Speaking up against alarmist models
Vahrenholt summarizes the growing doubt by scientists such as Curry and Marotzke over the use of alarmist models:
One gets the impression someone is speaking out against the alarmist use of models. Perhaps Jochem Marotzke is aware that with the warming coming to an end in the next 30 years, model alarmists (Schellnhuber: “We only have 10 years left“) will have unpleasant questions to answer. When society realizes that the climate modelers have exaggerated in order to make a political difference, we will know who misled the politicians.”
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-07--Climate Corruption of The American Geophysical Union

I ’ ve been writing about a far-fetched climate fairy tale that was repackaged and repositioned – with the result that it now gets taken seriously by supposedly serious scientists ( see here and here ) .
How did this happen ?
First , billionaire climate activists hired consultants to produce a brand new climate analysis .
Because , you know , the world doesn ’ t have enough climate research , what with governments spending billions on it every year .
This custom research was conducted by a team of noticeably young people .
One is still working on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students at the time .
The lead scientist had earned his geobiology Ph.D. seven years earlier .
The lead economist had earned his degree in sustainable development a mere three years earlier .
This team produced a 2014 report titled Risky Business : The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States .
It features a graphic that wildly misrepresents the scientific literature .
Six months after that report appeared , fully 11 presentations based on it were delivered at the world ’ s largest annual gathering of earth scientists – the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference .
The first presenter was Kate Gordon .
But she isn ’ t an earth scientist .
She ’ s a lawyer .
And a trained community activist .
And the Risky Business Project ’ s founding director .
Who ’ s considered “ a leader in the national ‘ green jobs ’ movement.
” At the time she delivered her AGU presentation , she was employed by The Next Generation , which describes itself as a “ political consulting and issue advocacy firm , specializing in progressive and environmental candidates and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invited to give a talk to earth scientists .
That talk , according to its abstract , told people the Risky Business Project had conducted “ groundbreaking new analysis.
” After employing “ methodological innovations , ” she said , it had arrived at “ novel insights.
” The thing about lawyers is they can make even a dumpster of stinky trash sound sublime .
Presentations # 2 , # 8 , # 9 and # 10 were delivered by Risky Business lead scientist Robert Kopp .
He was then associate director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences .
Which sounds eminently respectable .
So why does the abstract of his first AGU talk tell people that… …without mentioning the salient point that the hypothetical climate scenario known as RCP8.5 represents an implausible vision of the future ?
Why does the abstract for Kopp ’ s second presentation mischaracterize RCP8.5 as a “ moderately-high business-as-usual emissions scenario ” ?
( italics mine ) Presentations # 3 , # 6 , and # 11 were delivered by Amir Jina , an economist who earned his Ph.D. in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the AGU ’ s premiere event , his talks relied on a background document he himself had coauthored with Kopp and other members of the Risky Business squad .
The background document runs to 206 pages – and mentions RCP8.5 approximately once a page – for a total of 196 times .
Outrageously , it declares : Say , what ?
Remember how I ’ ve described RCP8.5 recently ?
An implausible hallucination predicated on : • the burning of more coal than some people think even exists • a slowdown in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , been accelerating for decades ) Please observe what has happened here : Private , agenda-driven money ( aka billionaire climate activists Tom Steyer , Michael Bloomberg , and others ) hired consultants who hired a handful of young researchers keen to make a name for themselves .
Those researchers produced a new , hefty , custom climate analysis .
Which was privately published ( rather than appearing in its entirety in a peer-reviewed scientific journal ) .
This research took the absurd seriously .
It insisted an outlier climate scenario was reasonable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it claimed RCP8.5 was often considered to be closest to the most likely scenario .
The hope was that other people would fall for this sleight of hand .
The hope was that other people would join the parade and promulgate this fiction .
In the words of climate analyst Roger Pielke Jr. : The AGU helped make this happen .
When it extended invitations to a professional activist , an individual employed by a consultancy being paid by climate activists , and doctoral students funded by those same climate activists , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL , legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes .
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Climate Corruption of The American Geophysical Union
Written by Donna Laframboise
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I’ve been writing about a far-fetched climate fairy tale that was repackaged and repositioned – with the result that it now gets taken seriously by supposedly serious scientists (see here and here).
How did this happen? First, billionaire climate activists hired consultants to produce a brand new climate analysis. Because, you know, the world doesn’t have enough climate research, what with governments spending billions on it every year.
This custom research was conducted by a team of noticeably young people. One is still working on his doctorate. Two others were doctoral students at the time.
The lead scientist had earned his geobiology Ph.D. seven years earlier. The lead economist had earned his degree in sustainable development a mere three years earlier.
This team produced a 2014 report titled Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States. It features a graphic that wildly misrepresents the scientific literature.
Six months after that report appeared, fully 11 presentations based on it were delivered at the world’s largest annual gathering of earth scientists – the American Geophysical Union’s December 2014 conference.
The first presenter was Kate Gordon. But she isn’t an earth scientist. She’s a lawyer. And a trained community activist. And the Risky Business Project’s founding director. Who’s considered “a leader in the national ‘green jobs’ movement.”
At the time she delivered her AGU presentation, she was employed by The Next Generation, which describes itself as a “political consulting and issue advocacy firm, specializing in progressive and environmental candidates and causes.”
So a professional activist was invited to give a talk to earth scientists. That talk, according to its abstract, told people the Risky Business Project had conducted “groundbreaking new analysis.” After employing “methodological innovations,” she said, it had arrived at “novel insights.”
The thing about lawyers is they can make even a dumpster of stinky trash sound sublime.
Presentations #2, #8, #9 and #10 were delivered by Risky Business lead scientist Robert Kopp. He was then associate director of Rutgers University’s Institute of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences. Which sounds eminently respectable.
So why does the abstract of his first AGU talk tell people that…
Projected sea-level rise for 2100 under RCP 8.5 would likely place $80-$160 billion of current property in New York below the high tide line…it would likely increase average annual storm damage by $2.6-$5.2 billion… [bold added]
…without mentioning the salient point that the hypothetical climate scenario known as RCP8.5 represents an implausible vision of the future?
Why does the abstract for Kopp’s second presentation mischaracterize RCP8.5 as a “moderately-high business-as-usual emissions scenario”? (italics mine)
Presentations #3, #6, and #11 were delivered by Amir Jina, an economist who earned his Ph.D. in sustainable development that same year.
Presenting at the AGU’s premiere event, his talks relied on a background document he himself had coauthored with Kopp and other members of the Risky Business squad.
The background document runs to 206 pages – and mentions RCP8.5 approximately once a page – for a total of 196 times. Outrageously, it declares:
RCP 8.5 is a reasonable representation of a world where fossil fuels continue to power relatively robust global economic growth, and is often considered closest to the most likely “business-as-usual” scenarioabsent new climate policy by major emitting countries. [bold added; see page numbered 14 (p. 18 of the PDF)]
Say, what? Remember how I’ve described RCP8.5 recently? An implausible hallucination predicated on:
the burning of more coal than some people think even exists the abrupt reversal of longstanding population trends a slowdown in technological innovation (which has, instead, been accelerating for decades)
Yeah, that all sounds realistic.
Please observe what has happened here: Private, agenda-driven money (aka billionaire climate activists Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and others) hired consultants who hired a handful of young researchers keen to make a name for themselves.
Those researchers produced a new, hefty, custom climate analysis. Which was privately published (rather than appearing in its entirety in a peer-reviewed scientific journal).
This research took the absurd seriously. It insisted an outlier climate scenario was reasonable. Neglecting to say by whom, it claimed RCP8.5 was often considered to be closest to the most likely scenario.
The hope was that other people would fall for this sleight of hand. The hope was that other people would join the parade and promulgate this fiction.
In the words of climate analyst Roger Pielke Jr.:
There is no hidden conspiracy, all of this is taking place in plain sight and in public…We have a well-funded effort to fundamentally change how climate science is characterized…This effort has been phenomenally successful.
The AGU helped make this happen. When it extended invitations to a professional activist, an individual employed by a consultancy being paid by climate activists, and doctoral students funded by those same climate activists, it legitimized this corruption of science.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-07--Age-Related Impairments Reversed in Animal Model

Frailty and immune decline are two main features of old age .
Researchers from the University of Bern and the University Hospital Bern now demonstrate in an animal model that these two age-related impairments can be halted and even partially reversed using a novel cell-based therapeutic approach .
With age the frequency of adipose tissue eosinophils decreases gradually .
This leads to the production of inflammatory mediators , which promote age-related impairments ( e.g .
frailty and immunosenescence ) .
Eosinophil cell transfers increase the frequency of these cells in adipose tissue and dampen age-related chronic low-grade inflammation .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organism .
Elderly people are more prone to infectious diseases as the function of their immune system continuously declines with progression of age .
This becomes especially apparent during seasonal influenza outbreaks or the occurrence of other viral diseases such as COVID-19 .
As the efficacy of vaccination in the elderly is strongly reduced , this age group is particularly vulnerable to such infectious pathogens and often shows the highest mortality rate .
In addition to the age-related immune decline aged individuals are commonly affected by frailty that negatively impacts quality-of-life .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rise , living longer is often associated with age-related health issues .
Researchers from the Department for BioMedical Reserarch ( DBMR ) and the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern as well as the University Hospital Bern ( Inselspital ) have set out to identify new approaches to improve health-span in a fast-growing aging population .
For many years scientists speculated that chronic low-grade inflammation accelerates aging processes and the development of age-related disorders .
An international team of researchers under Bernese guidance has now demonstrated that visceral adipose tissue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributes to the development of chronic low-grade inflammation .
Scientist around Dr. Mario Noti , formerly at the Institute of Pathology of the University of Bern and Dr. Alexander Eggel from the Department for BioMedical Research ( DBMR ) of the Universität of Bern reported that certain immune cells in the belly fat play and an essential role in regulating chronic low-grade inflammation and downstream aging processes .
They could show , that these immune cells may be used to reverse such processes .
The findings of this study have been published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and were further highlighted by a News and Views editorial article .
The team around Dr. Noti and Dr. Eggel could demonstrated that a certain kind of immune cells , known as eosinophils , which are predominantly found in the blood circulation , are also present in belly fat of both humans and mice .
Although classically known to provide protection from parasite infection and to promote allergic airway disease , eosinophils located in belly fat are responsible to maintain local immune homeostasis .
With increasing age the frequency of eosinophils in belly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-inflammatory macrophages increases .
Owing to this immune cell dysbalance , belly fat turns into a source of pro-inflammatory mediators accumulating systemically in old age .
In a next step , the researchers investigated the possibility to reverse age-related impairments by restoring the immune cell balance in visceral adipose tissue .
“ In different experimental approaches , we were able to show that transfers of eosinophils from young mice into aged recipients resolved not only local but also systemic low-grade inflammation ” , says Dr. Eggel .
Detection of Eosinophils in human visceral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Eosinophils are indicated with an arrowhead .
AD : adipocytes , V : blood vessel “ In these experiments , we observed that transferred eosinophils were selectively homing into adipose tissue ” , adds Dr. Noti .
This approach had a rejuvenating effect on the aged organism .
As a consequence , aged animals showed significant improvements in physical fitness as assessed by endurance and grip strength tests .
Moreover , the therapy had a rejuvenating effect on the immune system manifesting in improved vaccination responses of aged mice .
“ Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aging and the associated functional impairments are more plastic than previously assumed ” , states Dr. Noti .
Importantly , the observed age-related changes in adipose immune cell distribution in mice were also confirmed in humans .
“ A future direction of our research will be to now leverage the gained knowledge for the establishment of targeted therapeutic approaches to promote and sustain healthy aging in humans ” , says Dr. Eggel .
This study has been supported by the VELUX STIFTUNG , the FONDATION ACTERIA , and funds of the FreeNovation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Publication : Eosinophils regulate adipose tissue inflammation and sustain physical and immunological fitness in old age .
Daniel Brigger , Carsten Riether , Robin van Brummelen , Kira I. Mosher , Alicia Shiu , Zhaoqing Ding , Noemi Zbären , Pascal Gasser , Pascal Guntern , Hanadie Yousef , Joseph M. Castellano , Federico Storni , Neill Graff-Radford , Markus Britschgi , Denis Grandgirard , Magdalena Hinterbrandner , Mark Siegrist , Norman Moullan , Willy Hofstetter , Stephen L. Leib , Peter M. Villiger , Johan Auwerx , Saul A. Villeda , Tony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Age-Related Impairments Reversed in Animal Model
Written by Dr. Mario Noti, Dr. Alexander Eggel
Frailty and immune decline are two main features of old age. Researchers from the University of Bern and the University Hospital Bern now demonstrate in an animal model that these two age-related impairments can be halted and even partially reversed using a novel cell-based therapeutic approach.
With age the frequency of adipose tissue eosinophils decreases gradually. This leads to the production of inflammatory mediators, which promote age-related impairments (e.g. frailty and immunosenescence). Eosinophil cell transfers increase the frequency of these cells in adipose tissue and dampen age-related chronic low-grade inflammation. This results in systemic rejuvenation of the aged organism.
Credit: © DBMR, University of Bern, D. Brigger
Elderly people are more prone to infectious diseases as the function of their immune system continuously declines with progression of age. This becomes especially apparent during seasonal influenza outbreaks or the occurrence of other viral diseases such as COVID-19. As the efficacy of vaccination in the elderly is strongly reduced, this age group is particularly vulnerable to such infectious pathogens and often shows the highest mortality rate. In addition to the age-related immune decline aged individuals are commonly affected by frailty that negatively impacts quality-of-life. Even though the average life-expectancy for humans continuous to rise, living longer is often associated with age-related health issues.
Important role of belly fat in aging processes identified
Researchers from the Department for BioMedical Reserarch (DBMR) and the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern as well as the University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) have set out to identify new approaches to improve health-span in a fast-growing aging population. For many years scientists speculated that chronic low-grade inflammation accelerates aging processes and the development of age-related disorders. An international team of researchers under Bernese guidance has now demonstrated that visceral adipose tissue, known as belly fat, crucially contributes to the development of chronic low-grade inflammation.
Scientist around Dr. Mario Noti, formerly at the Institute of Pathology of the University of Bern and Dr. Alexander Eggel from the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) of the Universität of Bern reported that certain immune cells in the belly fat play and an essential role in regulating chronic low-grade inflammation and downstream aging processes. They could show, that these immune cells may be used to reverse such processes. The findings of this study have been published in the scientific journal «Nature Metabolism»and were further highlighted by a News and Views editorial article.
Belly fat as a source of chronic inflammation
The team around Dr. Noti and Dr. Eggel could demonstrated that a certain kind of immune cells, known as eosinophils, which are predominantly found in the blood circulation, are also present in belly fat of both humans and mice. Although classically known to provide protection from parasite infection and to promote allergic airway disease, eosinophils located in belly fat are responsible to maintain local immune homeostasis. With increasing age the frequency of eosinophils in belly fat declines, while the number of pro-inflammatory macrophages increases. Owing to this immune cell dysbalance, belly fat turns into a source of pro-inflammatory mediators accumulating systemically in old age.
Eosinophil cell therapy promotes rejuvenation
In a next step, the researchers investigated the possibility to reverse age-related impairments by restoring the immune cell balance in visceral adipose tissue. “In different experimental approaches, we were able to show that transfers of eosinophils from young mice into aged recipients resolved not only local but also systemic low-grade inflammation”, says Dr. Eggel.
Detection of Eosinophils in human visceral adipose tissue using two different staining methods. Eosinophils are indicated with an arrowhead. AD: adipocytes, V: blood vessel
Credit; . © DBMR, University of Bern, D. Brigger
“In these experiments, we observed that transferred eosinophils were selectively homing into adipose tissue”, adds Dr. Noti. This approach had a rejuvenating effect on the aged organism. As a consequence, aged animals showed significant improvements in physical fitness as assessed by endurance and grip strength tests. Moreover, the therapy had a rejuvenating effect on the immune system manifesting in improved vaccination responses of aged mice.
Translating findings into clinics
“Our results indicate that the biological processes of aging and the associated functional impairments are more plastic than previously assumed”, states Dr. Noti. Importantly, the observed age-related changes in adipose immune cell distribution in mice were also confirmed in humans. “A future direction of our research will be to now leverage the gained knowledge for the establishment of targeted therapeutic approaches to promote and sustain healthy aging in humans”, says Dr. Eggel.
This study has been supported by the VELUX STIFTUNG, the FONDATION ACTERIA, and funds of the FreeNovation and medical-biological science research programs of Novartis.
Contacts and sources: Dr. Mario Noti, Dr. Alexander Eggel University of Bern
Publication: Eosinophils regulate adipose tissue inflammation and sustain physical and immunological fitness in old age.
Daniel Brigger, Carsten Riether, Robin van Brummelen, Kira I. Mosher, Alicia Shiu, Zhaoqing Ding, Noemi Zbären, Pascal Gasser, Pascal Guntern, Hanadie Yousef, Joseph M. Castellano, Federico Storni, Neill Graff-Radford, Markus Britschgi, Denis Grandgirard, Magdalena Hinterbrandner, Mark Siegrist, Norman Moullan, Willy Hofstetter, Stephen L. Leib, Peter M. Villiger, Johan Auwerx, Saul A. Villeda, Tony Wyss-Coray, Mario Noti, Alexander Eggel. Nature Metabolism, 2020; DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-0228-3
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-08--Study: Cannabis May Prevent Deadly Condition Linked to COVID-19

Researchers from the University of South Carolina claim that tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) , one of the main active compound in cannabis , can reduce inflammation in the lungs .
Cannabis could help to prevent a deadly lung condition linked to coronavirus , a new study has claimed .
Researchers from the University of South Carolina claim that tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) , one of the main active compound in cannabis , can reduce inflammation in the lungs known as acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ) .
ARDS occurs when the immune system releases cytokine proteins , which lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condition affects three million people worldwide every year , with figures expected to be even higher amid the coronavirus pandemic .
The NHS explained : “ Acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ) is a life-threatening condition where the lungs can not provide the body ’ s vital organs with enough oxygen .
“ It ’ s usually a complication of a serious existing health condition .
This means most people are already in hospital by the time they develop ARDS.
” In the study , the researchers tested the effects of THC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that in 100 % of cases , the THC stopped the inflammation in the lungs , by slowing the release of cytokine proteins .
In their study , published in Frontiers in Pharmacology , the researchers , led by Amira Mohammed , explained : “ It is of interest to note that a significant proportion of Coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) patients come down with sepsis and ARDS accompanied by cytokine storm .
“ Because currently there is no effective treatment against ARDS , a significant percentage of such COVID-19 patients die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other organs , caused by cytokine storm.
” The researchers hope their findings will encourage further research into the effects of THC on lung inflammation .
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Study: Cannabis May Prevent Deadly Condition Linked to COVID-19
Written by Shivali Best
Researchers from the University of South Carolina claim that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the main active compound in cannabis, can reduce inflammation in the lungs.
Cannabis could help to prevent a deadly lung condition linked to coronavirus, a new study has claimed.
Researchers from the University of South Carolina claim that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the main active compound in cannabis, can reduce inflammation in the lungs known as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
ARDS occurs when the immune system releases cytokine proteins, which lead to inflammation of the lungs. This condition affects three million people worldwide every year, with figures expected to be even higher amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The NHS explained: “Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition where the lungs cannot provide the body’s vital organs with enough oxygen.
“It’s usually a complication of a serious existing health condition. This means most people are already in hospital by the time they develop ARDS.”
In the study, the researchers tested the effects of THC on mice with ARDS. They found that in 100{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of cases, the THC stopped the inflammation in the lungs, by slowing the release of cytokine proteins.
In their study, published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, the researchers, led by Amira Mohammed, explained: “It is of interest to note that a significant proportion of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients come down with sepsis and ARDS accompanied by cytokine storm.
“Because currently there is no effective treatment against ARDS, a significant percentage of such COVID-19 patients die from severe damage to the lungs and other organs, caused by cytokine storm.”
The researchers hope their findings will encourage further research into the effects of THC on lung inflammation.
Read more at www.mirror.co.uk
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-08--Anti-science Extremists Campaign to #ShutDownSTEM

One could argue that the true genesis of mankind was marked not by the emergence of hominids with less body hair or the expansion of the brain , but with the very first question about the world and how it works .
Every civilization has attempted to provide answers , and these answers came in the form of religious doctrine .
Whether it be Prometheus molding the first men from mud or Adam and Eve , humanity has scrambled to find an explanation for the questions that nature continuously poses .
When religious reporting on nature failed to satisfy mankind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach is now known as the scientific method .
Within this method , ideas and postulation are given no credence , the scientific method deals only in evidence .
Finally , humanity uncovered some of the answers it desperately sought .
Science has provided us with tools that are simply beyond the comprehension of someone from 300 years ago .
Science is arguably the greatest thing humanity has created and is most likely the force that will shape our future .
So why is it that # ShutDownSTEM has materialized on my newsfeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing of George Floyd has ignited a massive political upheaval , with slogans such as Black Lives Matter and ‘ Defund the police ’ taking center stage .
The topic of race has infiltrated everyday conversation as well as political dialogue .
The concept of systemic/institutional racism is regularly articulated and often accepted as canon .
The scientific community hasn ’ t escaped judgment .
On June 10 , academic work was halted for a day in a campaign called # ShutDownSTEM ( the acronym meaning science , technology , engineering , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an opportunity for scientists and researchers ‘ to reflect on their own complicity in anti-Black racism in academia and their local and global communities.
’ The evidence put forth to demonstrate the ‘ systemic racism ’ within science is quite simple : that black people are underrepresented in the sciences .
This is a classic example of the reduction fallacy , also known as the fallacy of the single cause .
This is characterized by the assumption that there is a single cause for an outcome when in reality there are myriad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that racism doesn ’ t contribute to the underrepresentation of black people in science , but to claim it as the main or only factor is an example of poor critical thinking .
It has also been said that women are massively underrepresented in STEM .
This is true to a certain extent .
Women are underrepresented in engineering and mathematics .
However , they are overrepresented in the life sciences such as biology .
Is there simply no sexism in the life sciences ?
Or are we failing to consider other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interesting nor uncommon .
What fascinates me is the idea that black people being underrepresented in science has to be a bad thing .
Why is it assumed that equality of outcome between different peoples should be enforced ?
Why is it assumed that different cultures will produce the same proportion of scientists ?
The black community in America has dominated the music industry in America for decades .
Even while persecuted , the black community managed to outperform their white counterparts .
Many of us have heard the story of Sammy Davis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through the back door despite being the star the audience had come to see .
Should music labels reject more black artists because they ’ re overrepresented ?
The Jewish community is overrepresented in the sciences .
Twenty-five percent of Nobel Prize winners in the sciences are/were Jewish .
Should we reduce the number of Jews in science to allow for more black people ?
To demand equality of outcome is an authoritarian argument and an argument that lacks nuance .
The goal is certainly to achieve equality of opportunity , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and education akin to their white counterparts .
But affirmative action will not accomplish this goal .
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Anti-science Extremists Campaign to #ShutDownSTEM
Written by Michael O'Dowd
One could argue that the true genesis of mankind was marked not by the emergence of hominids with less body hair or the expansion of the brain, but with the very first question about the world and how it works.
Every civilization has attempted to provide answers, and these answers came in the form of religious doctrine.
Whether it be Prometheus molding the first men from mud or Adam and Eve, humanity has scrambled to find an explanation for the questions that nature continuously poses.
When religious reporting on nature failed to satisfy mankind, another approach was developed. This approach is now known as the scientific method. Within this method, ideas and postulation are given no credence, the scientific method deals only in evidence.
Finally, humanity uncovered some of the answers it desperately sought. Science has provided us with tools that are simply beyond the comprehension of someone from 300 years ago.
Science is arguably the greatest thing humanity has created and is most likely the force that will shape our future.
So why is it that #ShutDownSTEM has materialized on my newsfeed? What does this mean?
The killing of George Floyd has ignited a massive political upheaval, with slogans such as Black Lives Matter and ‘Defund the police’ taking center stage.
The topic of race has infiltrated everyday conversation as well as political dialogue. The concept of systemic/institutional racism is regularly articulated and often accepted as canon.
The scientific community hasn’t escaped judgment. On June 10, academic work was halted for a day in a campaign called #ShutDownSTEM (the acronym meaning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
The organizers presented it as an opportunity for scientists and researchers ‘to reflect on their own complicity in anti-Black racism in academia and their local and global communities.’
The evidence put forth to demonstrate the ‘systemic racism’ within science is quite simple: that black people are underrepresented in the sciences.
This is a classic example of the reduction fallacy, also known as the fallacy of the single cause. This is characterized by the assumption that there is a single cause for an outcome when in reality there are myriad reasons.
That isn’t to say that racism doesn’t contribute to the underrepresentation of black people in science, but to claim it as the main or only factor is an example of poor critical thinking.
It has also been said that women are massively underrepresented in STEM. This is true to a certain extent. Women are underrepresented in engineering and mathematics.
However, they are overrepresented in the life sciences such as biology. Is there simply no sexism in the life sciences? Or are we failing to consider other factors?
Poor critical thinking is neither interesting nor uncommon. What fascinates me is the idea that black people being underrepresented in science has to be a bad thing.
Why is it assumed that equality of outcome between different peoples should be enforced? Why is it assumed that different cultures will produce the same proportion of scientists?
The black community in America has dominated the music industry in America for decades. Even while persecuted, the black community managed to outperform their white counterparts.
Many of us have heard the story of Sammy Davis Jr having to enter a music venue through the back door despite being the star the audience had come to see. Should music labels reject more black artists because they’re overrepresented?
The Jewish community is overrepresented in the sciences. Twenty-five percent of Nobel Prize winners in the sciences are/were Jewish. Should we reduce the number of Jews in science to allow for more black people?
To demand equality of outcome is an authoritarian argument and an argument that lacks nuance. The goal is certainly to achieve equality of opportunity, and the black community should have access to resources and education akin to their white counterparts. But affirmative action will not accomplish this goal.
Read more at Conservative Woman
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-08--Saluting Scientists Fred Singer And Dennis Avery

There are a lucky few who take on the conventional wisdom of the time and then live long enough to see their skeptics and critics admit they were wrong .
Most of the American Founders were so fortunate .
F. A. Hayek , the great 20th-century economist/philosopher , was another lucky one .
Hayek spent his life arguing for civil society while being perhaps the most learned critic of socialism/communism .
When his best-selling and most famous book , “ The Road to Serfdom , ” was published in 1944 , he was ridiculed by the establishment for arguing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and finally collapse , because of its internal contradictions .
By the 1970s , many began to realize that Hayek indeed had been right , and he was awarded a Nobel Prize .
By the time he died in 1992 , he had been totally vindicated , with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the return to market-based economies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere .
The modern-day environmental movement has many parallels with the rise and fall of socialism/communism in the 20th century .
Serious people were concerned about the growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change — now , the air and water are cleaner than they were before colonial times — when everyone had a wood-burning , smoky fireplace , and streams and rivers were used as sewers .
The constructive need for action to clean up the environment morphed into a movement that made more and more radical demands ( many of which made no scientific or economic sense ) , coupled with outlandish predictions .
It has now been about four decades since the fringe environmentalists switched from warning us about the coming Ice Age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I remember the graphic projections of Manhattan , covered by two-miles of ice , shown on TV science programs with Carl Sagan .
We were told ( by Al Gore and some of his scientist buddies , many of whom depended on federal funding and others ) that by this time the polar ice cap would be long gone and polar bears would be extinct , along with numerous other calamities that have not occurred .
Cruise and cargo ships still can not sail over the Arctic Ocean ( seems there is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be at record population levels and are presenting danger in some Canadian towns .
From the beginning of the extreme environmental movement , there were a number of serious scientific critics , including Fred Singer and Dennis Avery .
Singer passed away in April at age 95 , and Avery passed away two weeks ago at age 83 .
I was privileged to know both of them , and Dennis was a friend for decades .
Michael Shellenberger , a leading energy expert and environmental scientist/activist for many years , has just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Apocalypse Never : Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All.
” He gives a formal apology in his book for misleading the public , and in essence , he now admits that Singer , Avery , and the other serious and knowledgeable critics of the environmental movement were right .
To his credit , Mr. Shellenberger decided he needed to separate fact from fiction to reduce “ anxiety ” among adolescents , including his own teenage daughter .
To quote from his own Amazon book blurb , “ Carbon emissions have peaked and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for over a decade .
Deaths from extreme weather , even in poor nations , declined 80 percent over the last four decades .
And the risk of the earth warming to very high temperatures is increasingly unlikely , thanks to slowing population growth and abundant natural gas.
” Fred Singer was an extremely effective critic of the environmental zealots .
They could not portray him as a know-nothing .
He had a Ph.D. in atmospheric physics from Princeton .
He was an early advocate of using satellites for scientific purposes and became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , now part of NOAA .
Later , he served as a director of water quality and research at what became the EPA .
He subsequently spent many years at the University of Virginia as a professor of Environmental Sciences .
He was a frequent and , as it turned out , a correct critic of many of the climate models that were used as a basis for the IPCC and other governmental agency policy recommendations .
Singer was the author of many articles , scientific papers , and books , including “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( 2007 ) with Dennis Avery .
Climate Change Weekly just published a tribute under the very apt title : “ Dennis Avery : A life well-lived in pursuit of the betterment of humankind.
” Dennis grew up on a Michigan farm and trained as an agricultural economist .
He became the go-to expert on world food production , with a deep understanding of both science and market incentives .
He often explained how only destructive government policies , such as those in the old Soviet Union , could keep food production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of scientific advances ( Thomas Malthus was wrong ) .
He also became an expert on climate cycles and their impact on human history .
In his various stints in government and with think tanks , he wrote important reports , where his recommendations on both agricultural and environmental policy had constructive impacts .
He was a gentleman farmer , a very fine scholar , and a great guy .
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Saluting Scientists Fred Singer And Dennis Avery
Written by Richard W Rahn
There are a lucky few who take on the conventional wisdom of the time and then live long enough to see their skeptics and critics admit they were wrong. Most of the American Founders were so fortunate.
F. A. Hayek, the great 20th-century economist/philosopher, was another lucky one. Hayek spent his life arguing for civil society while being perhaps the most learned critic of socialism/communism.
When his best-selling and most famous book, “The Road to Serfdom,” was published in 1944, he was ridiculed by the establishment for arguing that socialism ultimately leads to oppression, stagnation, and finally collapse, because of its internal contradictions.
By the 1970s, many began to realize that Hayek indeed had been right, and he was awarded a Nobel Prize. By the time he died in 1992, he had been totally vindicated, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the return to market-based economies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
The modern-day environmental movement has many parallels with the rise and fall of socialism/communism in the 20th century.
Serious people were concerned about the growing air and water pollution, and demanded change — now, the air and water are cleaner than they were before colonial times — when everyone had a wood-burning, smoky fireplace, and streams and rivers were used as sewers.
The constructive need for action to clean up the environment morphed into a movement that made more and more radical demands (many of which made no scientific or economic sense), coupled with outlandish predictions.
It has now been about four decades since the fringe environmentalists switched from warning us about the coming Ice Age to the perils of global warming.
I remember the graphic projections of Manhattan, covered by two-miles of ice, shown on TV science programs with Carl Sagan.
We were told (by Al Gore and some of his scientist buddies, many of whom depended on federal funding and others) that by this time the polar ice cap would be long gone and polar bears would be extinct, along with numerous other calamities that have not occurred.
Cruise and cargo ships still cannot sail over the Arctic Ocean (seems there is an ice problem) while polar bears appear to be at record population levels and are presenting danger in some Canadian towns.
From the beginning of the extreme environmental movement, there were a number of serious scientific critics, including Fred Singer and Dennis Avery.
Singer passed away in April at age 95, and Avery passed away two weeks ago at age 83. I was privileged to know both of them, and Dennis was a friend for decades.
Michael Shellenberger, a leading energy expert and environmental scientist/activist for many years, has just published a new and important book, “Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All.”
He gives a formal apology in his book for misleading the public, and in essence, he now admits that Singer, Avery, and the other serious and knowledgeable critics of the environmental movement were right.
To his credit, Mr. Shellenberger decided he needed to separate fact from fiction to reduce “anxiety” among adolescents, including his own teenage daughter.
To quote from his own Amazon book blurb, “Carbon emissions have peaked and have been declining in most developed nations for over a decade. Deaths from extreme weather, even in poor nations, declined 80 percent over the last four decades. And the risk of the earth warming to very high temperatures is increasingly unlikely, thanks to slowing population growth and abundant natural gas.”
Fred Singer was an extremely effective critic of the environmental zealots. They could not portray him as a know-nothing. He had a Ph.D. in atmospheric physics from Princeton.
He was an early advocate of using satellites for scientific purposes and became the first director of satellite meteorological services, now part of NOAA. Later, he served as a director of water quality and research at what became the EPA.
He subsequently spent many years at the University of Virginia as a professor of Environmental Sciences.
He was a frequent and, as it turned out, a correct critic of many of the climate models that were used as a basis for the IPCC and other governmental agency policy recommendations.
Singer was the author of many articles, scientific papers, and books, including “Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1500 Years” (2007) with Dennis Avery.
Climate Change Weekly just published a tribute under the very apt title: “Dennis Avery: A life well-lived in pursuit of the betterment of humankind.”
Dennis grew up on a Michigan farm and trained as an agricultural economist. He became the go-to expert on world food production, with a deep understanding of both science and market incentives.
He often explained how only destructive government policies, such as those in the old Soviet Union, could keep food production from growing faster than population, because of scientific advances (Thomas Malthus was wrong).
He also became an expert on climate cycles and their impact on human history. In his various stints in government and with think tanks, he wrote important reports, where his recommendations on both agricultural and environmental policy had constructive impacts.
He was a gentleman farmer, a very fine scholar, and a great guy.
Read more at Washington Examiner
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