Global Cooling Costs Too Much

Jonah Goldberg makes some interesting points in "Global Cooling Costs Too Much" (Presence, p. 686), but I found only one that was supported by a citation. He refers to an atmospheric scientist who suggested in Science magazine that we might need 30 international climate agreements to halt global warming.
For your response, pick an assertion Goldberg makes that you think needs more support. Suggest where Goldberg could find research to back himself up.

Solve the World's Problems

Please post your Nobel Prize-worthy topics here. The deadline is the start of class on Monday, Nov. 8. The topic should come from your major.

"Secret Society of the Starving"

For Monday, Nov. 8, please read Mim Udovitch's "A Secret Society of the Starving" in the Presence book, page 556.
Pick one of the "non-scholarly" sources the author uses and write a 200-word memo about its effectiveness. Does it do a good job of supporting what the author is trying to get across? If so, how? If not, why?

"Don't Do the Math"

Please read James Surowiecki's piece in Presence (pg. 676) and write a 200-word comment on a cost-benefit trade-off you've had to make. Was it worth it in the end?