Skeptical Science is a free iPhone app that offers users the opportunity to examine a multitude of existing arguments against the global warming theory and provides scientific evidence as proof. Global warming is one of the 21st centuries great burning issues, with numerous arguments in either direction to prove the theory either true or false. It also examines one of the most imported related issues, whether human activity is the primary cause of global warming. The app examines the merits of numerous scientific studies, arguments, and arguments that have been made to disprove the concept of global warming with human activities at the core.
Users now have the opportunity to for themselves examine current evidence that convinced the overwhelming majority of climatologists of the validity of evidence pointing towards a rise in mean global temperatures over the past several decades and that the factors responsible for the increase mostly stem from human activities relating to industrialised civilisation.
The app is structured in a series of discussions, arguments and rebuttals by referencing various studies and presenting far reaching evidence in support of the conclusion against global warming and is a natural outgrowth of Skeptical Science’s website. The group’s self-proclaimed purpose is to further explain the science of climate change while simultaneously rebutting misinformation regarding global warming. Their app overwhelmingly presents evidence and information referenced directly off the group’s website.
Their mobile delivery is mainly purposed in the promotion of a greater understanding in the science of the world’s climate and the changes thereto, by critically examining a wide range of arguments made in rebuttal of the widely accepted global warming theories to determine whether the science is based on scientific principles and studies. The app has been around for a little while but enjoy frequent updates and additions, both to new found scientific evidence and series as well as a number of overhauls in app graphics and presentation. A small number of links referring to discussions and evidence are no longer active. The group provided an excellent option for one of the most controversial issues of this century, where the outcome could affect the future of all on earth. The app now provides a detailed look at both sides of the fence allowing you the user to make up their mind either way, by presenting evidence in a clear and concise manner.