Topic: Raw Data

The Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia is reported to have lost or destroyed the original raw data used for global temperature records. In response to Freedom of Information requests, the unit claimed it only possesses "homogenized" or manipulated data because it lacked storage resources in the 1980s. The hosts highlight this as a major blow to the credibility of the scientific consensus on warming.

Before leaving office, President Obama signed an executive order allowing the NSA to share raw signals intelligence with all 16 other US intelligence agencies. This change is cited as a primary reason for the recent increase in anonymous leaks to the press.

The rise of micro-blogging platforms like Twitter is attributed to a desire to avoid the "boring BS" of long-form blog posts. However, the hosts express a preference for packaged media over raw data streams, citing the mental exhaustion of assembling information from fragmented sources.