Based on years involved with insurance for natural catastrophes, ISTM there's a human tendency to give to much credence to an observed short-term pattern, and to assume that it will continue long term.
Assuming it is genuine (it looks like it is), it is a reasonably-balanced article even if the agenda is the promotion of nuclear power by the UK Thatcher government.
I wonder if the fossil fuel propaganda people turned Monckton, or if he just offered his services like the good mercenary he is?
Check out this one from Popular Mechanics circa 1912: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tt4DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA341&pg=PA339#v=onepage&q&f=false
ReplyDeleteBased on years involved with insurance for natural catastrophes, ISTM there's a human tendency to give to much credence to an observed short-term pattern, and to assume that it will continue long term.
ReplyDeleteAssuming it is genuine (it looks like it is), it is a reasonably-balanced article even if the agenda is the promotion of nuclear power by the UK Thatcher government.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the fossil fuel propaganda people turned Monckton, or if he just offered his services like the good mercenary he is?
Harry: I wonder if Monckton just went where the money is.
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