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Richard Randolph "Randy" Olson (born October 3, 1955) is a marine biologist-turned-filmmaker who earned his Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University (1984) and became a tenured professor of marine biology at the University of New Hampshire (1992) before changing careers by moving to Hollywood and entering film school at the University of Southern California.

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The science world has no such coherence, cohesion or cooperation. It's a bunch of academics who were raised on the idea of communication being a frivolous add-on.

Academics, Communication, Cooperation, Science, World

I think this issue of climate change is truly important, and that it is a major tragedy how poorly it's been handled.

Change, Important, Issue, Poorly, Thinking, Tragedy

The climate crowd did a lousy job communicating. Several reports have itemized the fact that over a billion dollars was spent on climate by the environmental side over the past decade. There is simply no excuse for the failure to communicate.

Crowd, Environmental, Excuse, Itemized, No Excuses, Past

Life is interesting. Non-life, not so much.

Interesting, Life

The Al Gore movie cashed in on his personality and the question of where he had been in the six years since his failed US presidential bid. The same movie starring any NASA scientist would have lost money.

Cashed, Money, Personality, Presidential, Scientist

Climate definitely interests the climate crowd at some science magazines, talks or blogs. Some blogs are amazing. They will post one comment about one graph of temperature records from tree rings and get over a thousand comments. Which is boredom so purified and crystalized it's in an unadulterated form that could make even a robot want to commit suicide.

Blogs, Boredom, Interests, Suicide, Tree

I was a scientist. I know where the joy lies. It is wonderful finding a like-minded scientist and delving deep into the language that can only be understood by the handful of experts seated in the front row of your big talk. But good lord, it can be bo-ho-horing to the rest of the world. Make no mistake.

Joy, Lying, Mistake, Scientist, Wonderful

Ville Valo

Ville Valo

Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding

Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding

William Lilly

William Lilly

Kevin Gutzman

Kevin Gutzman

John Gould

John Gould

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria

Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Gina Holden

Gina Holden

Charles W. Nibley

Charles W. Nibley

Motomu Toriyama

Motomu Toriyama

Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray Parker, Jr.