Skeptical Science App Reviews

Id be super stoked to use this but it crashes within seconds of opening.

I used to like this. But lately it has been completely unstable. Crashes almost instantly. Useless for me at this point.

The SS web site will always be controversial. This AP will not change anything. However, I have found it useful when away from a computer. Lately, the latest news does not display. It just shows HTML gobbledygook. This has been going on for about a month. Very disappointing.

The perfect app to deflect and defeat every deniers argument. Loaded with stout, evidentiary data to refute the fossil fuel industrys attack at every flank of the battle, this is the weapon of choice to wage the war for the Planets future.

Solidly grounded, well researched. Provides the information, the arguments, and the evidence to counter the deniers. Useful for *refuting* the arguments of online commenters and bloggers whose head is in the sand on this issue. (Note: I used the word "refute" rather than "rebut" because what it demonstrates the *invalidity* of the deniers claims, not just challenges them.) It includes a helpful most used arguments section and a way of reporting which arguments you personally have found helpful in countering the deniers. Nice! Three problems with the app, though: 1. NEEDS OVERHAUL. The app is generally well designed, but hasnt received a needed overhaul for several years. The broad categories are great, but open one and you are confronted with a massively long scrolling list of denier arguments. These fall naturally into their own categories, so there should be sub-groups (e.g. about Antarctica). 2. NEEDS SEARCH. There is no Search option, so its hard to find what youre looking for! 3. NEEDS UPDATING. It nicely provides recent news in a News section (even current to 2015), but much of the evidence and counter-argumentation in the main section is dated -- e.g., many deniers argue theres been NO temperature change from 2000-2015, but the information here is 1995-2009 and focused on Phil Jones and the Daily Mail! Other evidence deals with the 2009-2010 winter!! We need the latest evidence! These 3 concerns are important, especially updating the argument-evidence section, the mainstay of the app. Still, this is such a valuable and useful app, it deserves 4 stars.

I’m happy I didn’t actually pay any real money for this app. It’s just a tired rehash of the same mangled disinformation that has been around forever. Faulty data and no real connection with science. Real science invites criticism and debate. In order to prove a hypothesis or hunch you need to put forth an honest attempt to disprove it. It ain’t here folks. Try “Our Climate” it provides some solid facts that you can use to form an honest opinion about this issue.

gratitude to John Cook for this labor of love + commitment. we are all the more prepared to fight the good fight, with such thorough discussions + links to solid science. FYI: the "Our Climate" app mentioned by previous reviewer Jocko Benzini was created + is written by climate change deniers.