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James Annan is a scientist involved in climate prediction. He is a member of the Global Warming Research Program at Frontier Research Centre for Global Change which is associated with the Earth Simulator in Japan. He also has views on disc brakes for bicycles.

[edit] Climatology

He is most known for considering bets against climate sceptics. Many sceptics, including Richard Lindzen, have indicated they believe the scientific consensus on climate change. The November 10, 2004 online version of Reason magazine reported that Lindzen is "willing to take bets that global average temperatures in 20 years will in fact be lower than they are now."^[1] Annan contacted Lindzen to arrange a bet and they exchanged proposals for bets, but were unable to agree. Annan claimed on his blog that Lindzen was only willing to bet on lower temperatures over the next twenty years at odds of 50-1. However, as Lindzen also expects a small amount of warming, his final proposal was a bet that if the temperature change were less than 0.2 °C (0.36 °F), Lindzen would win. If the temperature change were between 0.2 °C and 0.4 °C the bet would be off, and if the temperature change were 0.4 °C or greater, Annan would win. Lindzen would take 2 to 1 odds.^[2] Another bet for $10,000 dollars has been arranged with a pair of Russian solar physicists Galina Mashnich and Vladimir Bashkirtsev.^[3]

A brief introduction to his work and some recent publications can be found here.

[edit] Disc-brake equipped bicycles

In addition, he has also claimed that dropouts (lawyer tabs) on disc brake equipped bicycles can fail to perform, causing wheel ejection and subsequent loss of control.^[4] Manufacturers now seem to be agreeing with him.^[5]

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^ Bailey, Ronald (November 10, 2005). "Two Sides to Global Warming". Reason Magazine. http://www.reason.com/rb/rb111004.shtml. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
^ Bailey, Ronald (June 8, 2005). "Betting on Climate Change". Reason Magazine. http://www.reason.com/rb/rb060805.shtml. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
^ David Adam (19 August 2005). "Climate change sceptics bet $10,000 on cooler world". Guardian Unlimited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1552092,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
^ James Annan (30 September 2006). "My secret life". http://julesandjames.blogspot.com/2006/09/my-secret-life.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
^ Cotic. "The bike geek corner of Cotic Cycles". http://www.cotic.co.uk/geek/. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

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[reasonmag-0] Bailey, Ronald (November 10, 2005). "Two Sides to Global Warming". Reason Magazine. http://www.reason.com/rb/rb111004.shtml. Retrieved 2007-04-05.

[autogenerated1-1] Bailey, Ronald (June 8, 2005). "Betting on Climate Change". Reason Magazine. http://www.reason.com/rb/rb060805.shtml. Retrieved 2007-04-05.

[2] David Adam (19 August 2005). "Climate change sceptics bet $10,000 on cooler world". Guardian Unlimited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1552092,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10.

[3] James Annan (30 September 2006). "My secret life". http://julesandjames.blogspot.com/2006/09/my-secret-life.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10.

[4] Cotic. "The bike geek corner of Cotic Cycles". http://www.cotic.co.uk/geek/. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

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Contents

[edit] Climatology

[edit] Disc-brake equipped bicycles

[edit] References

[edit] External links