BIG Scoop

Dear media friends, Please stop pretending that every time there is a severe weather event somewhere on the planet, it is because of anthropogenic climate change. You are embarrassing yourselves. Earth's climate was changing long before humans came along, and the frequency and ferocity of storms have not changed in a meaningful way over the last 100+ years. Climate science is a deeply nuanced subject (Real climate science – uncertainty and risk), and it is silly to suggest that...

The BIG boss at BIG Media messaged me the other day looking for a story to wrap up 2024, perhaps giving our readers something to think about over the holidays when we (at least for those of us without small children or grandchildren) have a few spare moments to reflect. He suggested that I summarize some of the biggest lessons learned from my research this past year. As a consultant, I research a lot of different...

"I don't want to talk about COVID. It's over." That is a common refrain for people who blindly trusted government and medical officials during the COVID pandemic. Most do not want to talk about it because they do not want to face the fact that they were played, and that they – especially those who publicly defended dishonest officials and vilified those who opposed government restrictions and mandates – had unwittingly become soldiers fighting for forces...

Sometimes when one dives into the data, there are assumptions about anticipated findings that are completely overturned by the raw numbers. On other occasions – as is the case on this project – the data confirms the original assumptions, but provides clarification and deeper understanding. It is unlikely to surprise anyone to learn that house prices in larger cities are typically more expensive than in smaller cities. It is widely known that your average homebuyer...

As much of the western world anxiously awaits the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8, political rhetoric and irresponsible media coverage are amping up. While ill-informed (or ill-intentioned) media reporters and editors continue to use phrasing such as "baseless", "bogus" and "false claims" – and perhaps the favourite: "conspiracy theories" – to describe any insinuation that it is possible that a U.S. election could be tampered with significantly, sensible humans are simply hoping for a fair...