Fun with Science « The Daily Bayonet

In climate science:

• the null hypothesis is, err, null.
• figure out the result that will maximize your funding, even if the study ‘finds’ animals are shrinking or something equally daft. No one will laugh and money will flow. No, really.
• send results for peer pal-review.
  This is a process by which fellow travelers on the gravy train will
  give you a secret handshake and verify your findings. With a string or two attached.
• never, ever, give your data to pesky skeptics, and
• call them names if they won’t go away
• profit