Michael McIntyre's Fellow talk at #agu11. WOW. @theagu I demand Michael get his own session next year. I'm #GyroscopicallyPumped

I can’t do justice to one of Michael’s talk. He is my favorite physicist to listen and learn from. If you go to one talk at AGU please go to his talk tomorrow (1650, OS44A MW 3005).

Quotes.

• lucidity principles




• unconscious assumption




• stupid: energy budgets can solve everything




• small is unimportant assumption




• CO2 is the most important “non-condensing” gas




• negative viscosity makes no sense




• anti-frictional




• gyroscopic pumping




• thermally-driven is an unconscious assumption. And stupid.




• A = B assumption (equation A = B means B causes A, only for computers)




• pressure gradient does not cause the geostrophic wind




• The Taylor Bretherton identity rocks.

Note to AGU: can Michael please have his own session next time?