Truly, my flabber has been gasted!

Somewhat related to the STEPS symposia thread, the following is a lecture by Prof. Anne Glover, science adviser to the EU saying the reason we (Europe's taxpayers) invested billions in the LHC is to discover levitation;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LQSdKK0YCG4#t=2191s

Had to watch it a couple of times to make sure I heard correctly.

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee is holding another hearing on Climate Change. More information at the link, evidence is being sought (and anyone is free to submit) the questions being asked are shown below

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/news/130228-climate-change-new-inquiry/

The Committee has agreed to hold an inquiry into what the public understand about climate, where people look for their information and how that may impact climate change policy and seeks written submissions on the following matters:

What is the current state of public understanding of what is meant by climate change? How has this changed in recent years?
Which voices are trusted in public discourse on climate science and policy? What role should Government Departments, scientific advisers to Government and publicly funded scientists have in communicating climate science?
How could public understanding of what is meant by climate change be improved? What are the main barriers to this? Does the media have a positive role to play?
How important is public understanding in developing effective climate change policy?
What evidence is there that public attitude to climate science affects their engagement with energy policies or initiatives?
Does the Government have sufficient expertise in social and behavioural sciences to understand the relationship between public understanding of climate science and the feasibility of relevant public policies?
Can lessons about public engagement with climate change policy be learned from other countries?

Tuesday evening there was a sad BBC4 programme about the pillaging of Italy by the rich and crooked.

Although direct corruption is less of a problem in blighty, it seems to me that the Renewables industry is a method of legally milking the many by the few. With influential lawmakers on the boards of Renewables companies this is daylight robbery. Shame on the activist, gravy-train scientists for giving legitimacy to this wickedness, and the BBC for its stream of global warming propaganda.

Such corruption is more flagrant in Italy than in Britain, but that's no great comfort.

@Green Sand
I liked the diagram on the previous (1 of 2) slide on your link.