Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Raymond T. Pierrehumbert

Raymond T. Pierrehumbert is the Louis Block professor in geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago and the King Carl XVI Gustaf chairman in environmental science at Stockholms Universitet.

Science
Feb. 10 2015 11:00 AMClimate Hacking Is Barking MadYou can’t fix the Earth with these geoengineering proposals, but you can sure make it worse.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Science
Oct. 1 2014 2:36 PMClimate Science Is Settled EnoughThe Wall Street Journal’s fresh face of climate inaction.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Science
Feb. 6 2013 3:07 PMThe Myth of “Saudi America”Straight talk from geologists about our new era of oil abundance.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Science
Aug. 29 2012 10:53 AMPaul Ryan Is a Climate Change DenialistSince entering Congress, he has been striving to perfect his anti-environmental record.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Science
Nov. 17 2014 5:05 PMA Real DealTo appreciate the U.S.-China climate agreement, there’s only one number you need to pay attention to.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Science
June 28 2013 12:12 PMThe Best and Worst Parts of Obama’s Climate PlanSome of it matters. Some of it looks like résumé padding.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Science
Oct. 22 2012 11:41 AMMitt Romney's Coal ComplexThe GOP candidate’s distortions, flip-flops, and bad jokes about energy.Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
  News & Politics
The Slate Quiz
Feb. 27 2015 12:32 AM Play the Slate News Quiz With Jeopardy! superchampion Ken Jennings. Ken Jennings
Why Bill O’Reilly Won’t Share Glenn Beck’s Fate
Scott Walker Thinks Fighting Unions Is Just Like Fighting ISIS
Chris Christie Will Be Whatever It Takes to Stay in the Race
The Snowdenites Are Winning the Argument Over Government Surveillance
Pay This Company $320 and Whole Foods Won't Prosecute You for Shoplifting
One Way to Stop Overzealous Prosecutors: Defund State Prisons
Why Obama Is So Autocratic About Environmental Policy
  Business
Business Insider
Feb. 27 2015 12:26 AM The Two Women Behind The Dress Definitively Reveal Its Color Hunter Walker
The Enormous Black-White Wealth Gap Is Getting Even Wider
Barnes & Noble’s College Bookstores Are Becoming Their Own Business
Convince Millennials to Pay for Tinder? Please.
The Further This Line Falls, the More Money Companies Are Going to Have to Pay Their Workers
For Women in Tech, Silicon Valley Is Way Worse Than D.C., New Orleans, and Kansas City
Greece's Tax-Evasion Problem Goes Far Beyond the Super Rich
The Internet Has Already Revolutionized Prostitution. But Could Better Apps Make It Truly Safe?
  Life
Outward
Feb. 26 2015 1:31 PM What We Talk About When We Talk About Aaron Schock  Mark Joseph Stern
This Striking Mexican Beach Is Hidden in a Hole
This Wondrous Dutch Light Installation Mimics the Northern Lights
Foreign-Service Rules For Handling a Visit From William Faulkner 
Was Elvis Presley a Better Musician Than the Beatles?
Help! My 12-Year-Old Hates, Hates Going to Church. Should I Give Up?
Guess Which U.S. Airport’s ’80s-Style Carpet Has a Cult Following
When We Exaggerate the Potential Consequences of Anti-Gay Bills, We Fail the Public
  Double X
The XX Factor
Feb. 25 2015 2:53 PM This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.   L.V. Anderson
Why Do Women Vote Republican?  
Women May Not Seek Help for Heart Attacks Because They Fear Being Seen as Hypochondriacs
Kim Gordon on Kurt Cobain, Breast Milk, and Discovering Thurston Moore’s Affair
Idaho Lawmaker Who Doesn’t Understand Female Anatomy Knows What’s Good for Women
The Gender Wage Gap Is Especially Terrible in Hollywood
The Three Most Popular Images in Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Stock Photo Collection 
Patricia Arquette’s Shallow and Insulting Oscar Comments: Good for GIFs, Bad for Feminism
  Slate Plus
Lexicon Valley
Feb. 26 2015 11:56 AM Why It’s Slatesters, not Slate-sters Overheard on email: Slate’s copy desk rounds up its February style and grammar rulings. Megan Wiegand
Why Adults Shouldn’t Read YA (Audio)
Hang Up and Listen Bonus Segment: Another Chapter in Deflategate?
Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 11, "The Distance" 
A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on Downton Abbey Episode 8
  Arts
Brow Beat
Feb. 26 2015 6:22 PM No, Madonna’s Fall Did Not Make Her Seem More “Human” L.V. Anderson
Modern Family’s iPhone Episode Was a Feat of Storytelling
What Only a Canadian Can Truly Understand About Drake
Chickpea Waffles Sound Weird. They Taste Amazing.
What Happened to Crime Photography?
Recalibrate Your Disgust-o-Meter for David Cronenberg’s Hollywood Satire
The Americans Star Matthew Rhys Talks KGB Sex Training and the Perfect Creepy Wig
  Technology
Future Tense
Feb. 26 2015 5:47 PM Watch Inhofe Throw a Snowball on the Senate Floor to Disprove Global Warming Eric Holthaus
How a Lack of Imagination in Technological Design Harms the Disabled
The Incredibly Creative Sore Losers on Net Neutrality
Venmo Is Trendy, Easy to Use, and Growing Fast. But Are Its Mobile Payments Safe?
Less Than 40 Percent of People Worldwide Have Ever Connected to the Internet
The Crypto Cold War Between the Feds and the Tech Industry Just Got Hot
Meet the 1970s-Era Plane Technology That Never Took Off
  Health & Science
Medical Examiner
Feb. 26 2015 12:04 PM Bespoke Health Care Precision medicine won’t work without precision questions. Patrick Wilson
Kepler-432b: A Doomed Planet Orbiting a Doomed Star
Did I Say There Was ONE Shiny Spot on the Asteroid Ceres?
Time-Lapse: Red Rocks and Psychedelic Skies
A Supermassive Black Hole’s Fiery and Furious Wind
Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne Deserved Oscars for Medical Accuracy
Hank Green Talks Vaccines
  Sports
Sports Nut
Feb. 26 2015 7:41 PM Game, Set, and (Fixed) Match Pro tennis has a match-fixing problem in its lower ranks. Ben Rothenberg
What’s the Hardest Shot in Bowling? It’s Not the 7-10 Split.
Has ASU Discovered the Holy Grail of Free-Throw Distraction?
How John Wall Became the Most Entertaining Player in the NBA
Dean Smith’s Political Approach to Being a Coach Is Missed Now More Than Ever
Why Handball’s World Championship in Qatar Should Worry World Cup Fans
Seattle Didn’t Throw Away the Super Bowl. The Patriots Won It.