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Andrea Saltelli

Adjunct professor, University of Bergen

Andrea Saltelli has worked on physical chemistry, environmental sciences, applied statistics, impact assessment and science for policy. His main disciplinary focus is on sensitivity analysis of model output, a discipline where statistical tools are used to interpret the output from mathematical or computational models, and on sensitivity auditing, an extension of sensitivity analysis to the entire evidence-generating process in a policy context. At present he is in at the European Centre for Governance in Complexity, a joint undertaking of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) - University of Bergen (UIB), and of the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) -Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). The ECGC is located in the UAB campus in Barcelona. His latest works include Science on the Verge, a book on the crisis of science, a series of article of criticism of the Ecological Footprint (https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1016%252Fj.ecolind.2016.04.014), and a discussion of poor practices in sensitivity analysis (https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1016%252Fj.scitotenv.2016.02.133). See www.andreasaltelli.eu for more.

Forcing consensus is bad for science and society

May 12, 2017 10:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

The March for Science that took place in cities around the world on April 22 was intended to speak for science, defending evidence-based policies, the strength of peer-reviewed facts and government-funded research. The...

Scientists' march on Washington is a bad idea – here's why

Mar 08, 2017 08:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The April 22 March for Science, like the Womens March before it, will confront United States President Donald Trump on his home turf this time to challenge his stance on climate change and vaccinations, among other...

To tackle the post-truth world, science must reform itself

Jan 27, 2017 10:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

Before Brexit and the US elections, Nature magazine columnist Colin Macilwain set out a challenge: If Donald Trump were to trigger a crisis in Western democracy, scientists would need to look at their part in its...

Economy

German bunds slump after October manufacturing PMI cheers markets; 10-year auction in focus

The German bunds slumped Tuesday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of October succeeded to cheer markets, coming in a tad higher than expectations and from the previous reading in September. Also, markets...

Korea Q3 GDP likely to rise 3 pct q/q on decent rise in monthly output numbers, says DBS Bank

South Koreas third-quarter GDP (preliminary) is due for release this Thursday. Headline growth is expected to rise to 3 percent q/q saar, moderately higher than the 2.4 percent in Q2, albeit lower than the Q1 peak of 4.3...

New Zealand bonds close mixed ahead of Q3 employment report

The New Zealand bonds closed mixed Tuesday as investors remained focus on the countrys employment report for the third-quarter of this year, scheduled to be released later today by 21:45GMT. jumped at the time of...

Global Geo-political Series: U.S. commerce department imposes CVD on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. commerce department, under the guidance of Secretary Wilbur Ross continues to take a tough stance on countries that have used unfair means to promote exports. Last night, U.S....

BoK remains on track to hike by 25 bps as early as November 30, says Scotiabank

The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to remain on track for a 25 basis points hike as early as November 30. The central bank maintained its policy rate at 1.25 percent last Thursday morning. However, it was not a unanimous...

Politics

As China prepares for its Communist Party congress, what will it mean for the rest of the world?

Of Chinese President Xi Jinpings many achievements in his time in office about which much will be made in the official propaganda one of the most surprising was the more confident and assertive approach to foreign policy...

What it's like to transition on to Universal Credit

Originally designed with the intention of making work pay by smoothing out transitions between paid work and welfare, Universal Credit is now being widely criticised for failing to deliver on its promises. Despite calls by...

Why is Melanie Joly ignoring the crisis in Canadian journalism?

Although we now live in a vast internet landscape with immense amounts of content, the diversity and quality of the news media we consume continues to be a concern.. Large sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google should...

Theresa May's speech and the challenge to expand English social housing

Amid the drama of Theresa Mays conference speech was the announcement of new funding for social housing and a new generation of council houses in England. This follows long-term under-investment in social and affordable...

Las Vegas: the US is racked with impossible divisions over rights and freedoms

In the immediate aftermath of the October 2 Las Vegas massacre the USs 273rd mass shooting in 2017 alone it seems neither President Donald Trump nor his Republican colleagues will entertain a review of current gun...

Science

New Treatment For Blindness Gets FDA Panel Recommendation, First Of Its Kind

Providing hope to thousands of people suffering from hereditary blindness, advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration just gave a critical recommendation to a new type of treatment. Using gene therapy, the treatment...

VP Mike Pence Heads NASA’s Revived Moon Council, SpaceX To Do The Heavy Lifting

After months of hinting that a Lunar mission is in the works, US vice-president Mike Pence announced via The Wall Street Journal op-ed that NASA would be sending humans to the moon. The article was published just before...

Scientists Makes Hydrogen Fuel Production Cheaper With Seawater And New Nanomaterial

Solar and wind energy might be the renewable resources that are growing in popularity, but hydrogen fuel has proven to be incredibly reliable and powerful as well. Now, a University of Central Florida (UCF) scientist has...

Chilled proteins and 3-D images: The cryo-electron microscopy technology that just won a Nobel Prize

Many people will never have heard of cryo-electron microscopy before the announcement that Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson had won the 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work developing this...

Ikea Now Has Indoor Vertical Farm, Huge Potential For Solar Partnership

With the worlds climate constantly becoming hotter by the year, industries such as farming are going to experience massive problems such as drought and daylight heat thats too much for plants to handle. Thats why products...

Technology

Tesla In Talks To Install Solar Grid In Puerto Rico, Could Privatize Power Industry

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been in talks with Puerto Ricos officials regarding a proposed solar power grid to restore the devastated islands electricity. Much of the US territorys population still dont have access to power...

Amazon Is Now In Real Estate, Sells And Ships Pre-Fabricated Homes To Customers

As the premier online retail giant in the industry, Amazon has a lot of clout in many sectors. Now, it would seem that the merchant behemoth is making a move to completely revolutionize selling homes. Customers can now...

Ex-BioWare Employee Says EA Only Cares About Money, Confirms What Gamers Already Know

The gaming community has long branded Entertainment Arts (EA) as the worst video game company in the industry. Ruining multiple promising studios and franchises, milking players for every last dime, and releasing titles...

No Sequel For PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Blue Zone Carnage To Increase

PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds (PUBG) is currently one of the hottest online, multiplayer shooting games in the market. As such, even though it is still in Early Access, some people are already asking if PUBG 2 is coming....

Apple VS Samsung Patent Battle Heats Up Once Again, Again

The legal disputes between Apple and South Korean rival Samsung have been going on for so long and for so many times, publications are actually losing count. The two companies are once again going to court in order to...

Digital Currency

LedgerX completes bitcoin derivatives trades worth $1M in first week

FxWirePro: BTC/USD sees strong support at 20-DMA, break below to see further downside

FxWirePro: Hedge token unveils BC30 index for optimization in cryptocurrency speculative and investing functionalities

Law

Let's face it, we'll be no safer with a national facial recognition database

Uber can't be ethical – its business model won't allow it

Japan FSA approves 11 firms as cryptocurrency exchange operators

Life

The new atheists are not atheist enough

The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world

The end of the world is coming – just not this Saturday

Nature

The immense challenge of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa

Fine-particulate pollution: can we trust microsensor readings?

How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment

Sports

The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands

The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation

Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: USD/TRY trades in narrow range, sustained close above 3.7150 requires for upside rally

FxWirePro: South African rand falls gradually against U.S. dollar, faces immediate resistance at 13.80 mark

FxWirePro: Frequent occurrences of shooting stars hamper EUR/USD bullish momentum, but major trend still remains intact – Construct tunnel spreads to speculate

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AUSTRIAN CONSERVATIVE LEADER KURZ SAYS PLANS TO HOLD COALITION TALKS WITH FAR-RIGHT FREEDOM PARTY

TAIWAN SEPTEMBER M2 MONEY SUPPLY +3.8 PCT Y/Y

HK’S HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 0.5 PCT AT 28,154.97 POINTS

PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT PANEL SAYS RECOMMENDS LIFTING BAN ON OPEN-PIT MINING

GERMANY OCT MARKIT SERVICE FLASH PMI INCREASE TO 55.2 (FCAST 55.6 )

ITALY SEP FLASH TRD BAL NON-EU* INCREASE TO 3.54 BLN EUR VS PREV 2.53 BLN EUR

POLISH REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 6.8 PCT IN SEPT VS 6.9 PCT SEEN IN REUTERS POLL - STATS OFFICE

IHS MARKIT EURO ZONE OCT FLASH SERVICES PMI EMPLOYMENT INDEX 54.3 (53.7 SEPT)

IHS MARKIT EURO ZONE OCT FLASH MANUFACTURING PMI NEW ORDERS INDEX 58.7 (58.5 SEPT)

IHS MARKIT EURO ZONE OCT FLASH MANUFACTURING PMI OUTPUT INDEX 58.7 (59.2 SEPT)

IHS MARKIT EURO ZONE OCT FLASH COMPOSITE PMI OUTPUT PRICES INDEX 53.3 (52.7 SEPT); HIGHEST SINCE JUNE 2011

OCT MARKIT COMP FLASH PMI DECREASE TO 55.9 (FCAST 56.5 ) VS PREV 56.7

OCT MARKIT SERV FLASH PMI DECREASE TO 54.9 (FCAST 55.6 ) VS PREV 55.8

OCT MARKIT MFG FLASH PMI INCREASE TO 58.6 (FCAST 57.8 ) VS PREV 58.1

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