In this weeks Quantum we look at some of the questions that we face in our societies….What are the dangers AI fake news? What’s going on in the UK? What’s wrong with flying the flag? Who is Lucy Connolly? Is saying ‘we love bacon’ a crime in the UK? Why was Iran expelled from Australia; What’s going on in our Country of the week – Burkina Faso? ; Why is the ocean warming? Who is burning coal? Why is Norway opening new oil fields? Why has John Fogerty released a new album? Why have Cracker Barrel backed down on rebranding? Why made the first pillows? Why does Lewis Goodall want to take all your money when you die? Why is it wrong to say ‘boys and girls’ in Australian schools? Why are AI companions so destructive? Who will replace Dr Dobson? Why is the teaching about ‘biblical patriarchy’ so potentially harmful? Why is The Tree of Life such a great film? What does the Bible say? with music from The Three Degrees; The Beatles; Florencia ADOUABOU; John Fogerty; Steeleye Span; Tony, Toni Tone; and Steph Macleod
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Countries: The UK; Burkino Faso; Norway; the USA; Australia; Egypt; Iran; China;
Sources: Spotify; YouTube; The Guardian; The Daily Sceptic; Upstream; The Aquila Report; The Australian; History Facts; The New York Times;
I loved the question from Arthur Daley, “Is this what I went over the top for?” It reminded me of a fight in a pub in Fort William where the main antagonist launched himself at an adjacent young drinker screaming, ” I fought and died in the war for the likes of you.” I would go back to my previous points regarding climate change. I believe in climate change. When its stops changing, we really will be in big trouble. I am less impressed with comparisons between things like CO2 and temperature levels now and in the past. Who was measuring CO2 levels back in Jurassic times? The honest answer is that, no matter what proxies we use, we really have no idea. Even today, can we realistically say there is such a concept as the temperature of a body such as the Atlantic Ocean, let alone use it for comparison with the past. Mathematically generated temperatures, from satellites detecting microwave radiation, might make us feel we are better informed. but might we not be as well putting our faith in an AI generated image of another problematic concept, a climate scientist?
There are many scientists like the CO2 Coalition and Gregg Braden who suppress the truth by presenting graphs for example that stop in 1950 or 1935 for example. Watch out for cranks who like being dissenters for what seems dissenters sake not in the name of truth it seems to me.
Is that what Braden does? Can you give an example of this?
Newspapers in UK are loaded with suspended sentences for violence offences, and also for large scale thefts or frauds. Lucy Connolly interview is very interesting. Do many people struggle to understand why she needed to spend even a single day in jail?