Freeman John Dyson Fellow of Royal Society Member is an theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.

It's not the heat, it's the humidity, you say? Well, maybe it's neither--maybe, you feel hotter this year because of your air conditioner...

Just a blurb here: According to this story, the Penn State researcher who was accused of manipulating data to support the whole "Global Warming" thing has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Check it out:
http://www.centredaily.com/2011/08/23/2886753/bloomberg-news-penn-state-...

Why do I mention this?

Several reasons:

People haven’t always had a fascination with the end of the world. It’s not an inherent thing, it’s a learned behavior , but as with all the things we pick up and take for granted in our march through time, it can be damn hard to un-learn again. Particularly if you’re American: Americans have always been crazy for the end of the world. We love it. We always have, really.