I hope you know. Its either the absolute worst or most perfect time for hallucinogenics. Raoul Duke could probably help sort that out, but they're still scrubbing the back of his head off a wall in Aspen.
For the rest, I'd quibble with you on several things. First, "model" is used in different ways in different fields. For climate science, at this point, "model" should probably be restricted to climate representations derived solely from first principles, like the computer modeling underlying the IPCC projections. So the stuff here isn't really modeling in terms of where the climate filed is at. Just data projection. Second, I'd argue a soccer forum is great place for a climate thread. There are a number of angles. I think an important one, for instance, is that scientists are catagorized as "elitists" not because they put themselves out there as such, but simply because more and more of the public is choosing to turn away from even a basic understanding of the technological world in which they live. They have abdicated that role, and are therefore easy to cynically manipulate. The evidence is all around us. Third, since you brought it up, it would be interesting to hear your views on a compare and contrast between students that become Nobel prize winners and the small percentage of kids in a sport that become professional athletes. You know, the ones that love to play and are willing to run their lungs out.
