Category Archives: Stephen Emmott
2071: It’s the End of the World Again
After the success of Stephen Emmott’s “Ten Billion” in 2012, Director Katie Mitchell is bringing a new play about climate change to the Royal Court, opening on November 5th at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. It’s by Duncan Macmillan and Chris … Continue reading
Stephen Emmott in Italia: Dieci Miliardi
Googling “stephen emmott” + “ten billion” yields 56,300 results, though no recent articles, as far as I can see, about the book that was published in July in Britain and in early September in the USA by two of the … Continue reading
Emmott: The American Tour
Stephen Emmott is back on stream launching his new book at the Carnegie Council http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/38548621 He starts his talk by saying that, following the introductory comments of his kind hostess, he’s “not sure that he needs to say much more”. … Continue reading
Emmott: Ten Billion (25): Sheep Tweet Leet Bleats
Emmott’s “Ten Billion” got a lot of publicity on readers’ blogs. I noted one, by an estate agent in Texas who claimed to have read it four months before it was written, at https://geoffchambers.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/stephen-emmott-ten-billion-a-review/ Here’s a typical review following publication … Continue reading
Ten Billion: The Silence of the Sheep
[This is a summary of all the publicity for Stephen Emmott’s “Ten Billion” that I’ve been able to find. I’ve put all links at the end of the article, for ease of reading] The print edition of Stephen Emmott’s “Ten … Continue reading
Emmott’s Last Stand
Thanks to my article at http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/07/07/the-thirteen-worst-graphs-in-the-world/ hits on this site went up 20-fold. This is gratifying. Comments are welcome. (Only one insult so far; with someone who can’t spell comparing me to King Cnut, who pretended to be able to … Continue reading
Stephen Emmott Comes Out
I’ve got a summary of the Emmott story so far at http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/07/07/the-thirteen-worst-graphs-in-the-world/ Donna Laframboise gave us a great write-up at http://nofrakkingconsensus.com/2013/07/03/more-on-stephen-emmott-author-of-ten-billion/ and Jo Nova has an interesting perceptive take on Emmott’s position at http://joannenova.com.au/2013/07/fake-polite-guys-and-fake-skeptical-scientists-stephen-emmott-tries-it-on/ As always, Donna and Jo manage … Continue reading
Young Emmott: Foxgoose gives Chase
It was in comments at http://www.bishop-hill.net/blog/2012/8/12/ten-billion.html that Foxgoose first revealed Emmott’s earlier claim to fame as the inventor of the internet surfing microwave oven. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/168544.stm He has a comment on my last post which is too good to leave there … Continue reading
The Emmott / Penguin graphs in detail
The graphs can be seen at http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/13-graphs-that-suggest-the-planet-might-be-totally-screwed and lots of other places by googling “13 Graphs That Suggest The Planet Might Be Totally Screwed”. Here’s a quick summary of the content: The first is World Population from 10,000BC until 2100AD. Reliable … Continue reading
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Emmott can’t do Sums: Official
Stephen Emmott gave a talk at the Science Museum last night to launch his book, “Ten Billion”. No doubt my harrassment of the guy is bordering on the obsessional; no doubt it seems pretty odd to most normal human beings. … Continue reading →