Podcasts about Skeptical Science

The fight against climate disinformation in the mediaby Hélène Goyat Interview with Eva Morel, co-founder of Quota Climat(Interview recorded on the 25/02/2025) During her role as parliamentary assistant in France, Eva Morel discovered the role media and journalists play in bringing climate issues to the political agenda. In 2022, she co-founded the organisation called Quota Climat, which works to improve media coverage of environmental topics through national, European, and international advocacy, outreach and data production.   “Our freedom of expression shouldn't contradict our right to good information”, Eva Morel (E.M.), co-founder of Quota Climat.   “Climate change is a really particular and efficient topic to polarize opinion because it pushes on specific fears and values” (E.M.) "We know for example that people are afraid to lose their individual freedoms, so it is easy for people trying to polarize the debate to push on those specific topics, and this is what they are doing" (E.M.) "These actors are also trying to defame and discredit the voice of environmental defenders, scientists, NGOs, political leaders that are positioned on environmental subjects and propositions." (E.M.) "The difference between facts and opinions should prevent these narratives from emerging because it allows for specific regulations to be put in place. [...] We don't restrict freedom of speech and other values we are attached to, but try to position regulation in this difference." (E.M.)   To find out more about Quota Climat's work:  - https://www.quotaclimat.org/qui-sommes-nous   Other links: - The Digital Services Act: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-services-act_en - The Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition: https://caad.info/ [Editor's note: at 10mn55s, the fine to CNews amounted to 20 000 euros, Source: https://vert.eco/articles/eva-morel-de-quotaclimat-cnews-est-lembleme-de-la-polarisation-de-lopinion]   Interview with Alfie Chadwick, PhD student at CliComm (Interview recorded on the 06/03/2025) Alfie is a PhD student at CliComm (Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub). With a background in software engineering, he brings a technical perspective to the study of climate communication, blending data-driven approaches with societal insights. Before beginning his PhD, Alfie spent several years at CliComm working on groundbreaking projects designed to detect and debunk climate change misinformation. This experience deepened his commitment to combating misinformation and inspired his current research into the role of media in shaping public understanding of climate issues. Nowadays, Alfie's PHD research focuses on the automated analysis of climate change coverage in Australian news media.   "With misinformation nowadays, it's a lot about creating confusion, so being able to have a clear narrative helps cut through the fog [...] of misleading facts and helps [people] make the informed decisions they need to participate in democracy", Alfie Chadwick (A.C.), PhD student at CliComm   “We work as an education and communication program, being able to transfer the science into something that people can understand [...] and make informed decisions and build resilience against mis- and dis-information.”, A.C. Alfie mentions the research done at CliComm, where they looked into who the public trusts in terms of climate messaging. They found these people were usually radio presenters, or weather people (people you would wake up listening to in the morning, or in the evenings when turning your TV on): CliComm looks for ways to partner with them in order to deliver clear climate messaging where it might not have been the case before, and put weather into the context of climate, by giving weather presenters clear graphs and data that is easily understandable by the general public. This Flagship Communications program is planned to operate in six regions across Asia, Europe, UK, the Americas, Africa and Oceania and will train Universities in how to deliver high impact, non-partisan communications on climate to public audiences.   To find out more about CliComm's work:  - The MCCCRH website: https://www.monash.edu/mcccrh   Other links: - The Skeptical Science website, launched by John Cook: https://skepticalscience.com/about.shtml      

IntroductionToday I am joined by Dr. John Cook. Dr. Cook is a Senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change at the University of Melbourne. He obtained his PhD at the University of Western Australia, studying the cognitive psychology of climate science denial. His research focus is understanding and countering misinformation about climate change.In 2007, he founded Skeptical Science, a website which won the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for the Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge and the 2016 Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education.John authored the book Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change, which combines climate science, critical thinking, and cartoons to explain and counter climate misinformation. He also co-authored the college textbooks Climate Change: Examining the Facts and Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis, as well as the book Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand.In 2013, he published a paper finding a 97% scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, a finding that has been highlighted by President Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.LinksJohn Cook: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1028119-john-cookCranky Uncle: https://crankyuncle.com/Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/Timestamps0:00 - Introduction1:32 - Why can't we ignore misinformation?2:50 - What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation?7:20 - How has climate change denial changed over the past 20 years?8:46 - Who are the sources of misinformation?9:41 - Science denial is not a unique challenge12:55 - Cognitive psychology and its importance in tackling climate change17:55 - What are the drivers of belief in climate change misinformation?21:23 - What are the types of climate change misinformation?28:51 - The persuasiveness of purveyors of misinformation31:51 - How can we counter misinformation?42:48 - F.L.I.C.C. - The climate change misinformation taxonomy43:40 - F - Fake experts44:41 - L - Logical fallacies49:37 - I - Impossible expectations54:50 - C - Cherry-picking59:55 - C - Conspiracy theories1:02:28 - Misinformation breakdown - Example 11:08:07 - Misinformation breakdown - Example 21:11:19 - Misinformation breakdown - Example 31:17:22 - Final takeaways

‘By the influence of the increasing percentage of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, we may hope to enjoy ages with more equable and better climates, especially as regards the colder regions of the earth, ages when the earth will bring forth much more abundant crops than at present, for the benefit of rapidly propagating mankind.'   Notes   How do we know more CO2 is causing warming?, Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/empirical-evidence-for-co2-enhanced-greenhouse-effect.htm   History of Climate Change Science, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science#   On its 100th birthday in 1959, Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming. Guardian:  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/jan/01/on-its-hundredth-birthday-in-1959-edward-teller-warned-the-oil-industry-about-global-warming   Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dsconsciousness   Become a subscriber: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB   Rain and Tears by Neutrin05   / neutrin05   Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  — CC BY-SA 3.0  Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PKvY28 Music promoted by Audio Library    • Rain and Tears – Neutrin05 (No Copyright) matt2131@hotmail.com

This is the first “regular episode” for a while and of course we cannot help to mourn the stupid results of the US elections. But since this is a European show we cannot let that stop us, so after a TWISH story of how Charles Darwin, 130 years after his death, gained over 4000 votes in the elections in the US state of Georgia, it's time for the news:BULGARIA / NORTH MACEDONIA: Baba Vanga (баба Ванга), the Bulgarian psychicINTERNATIONAL: Wanna help out the Skeptical Science team?UK: King Charles and Queen Camilla on secret Bengaluru trip for woo treatmentINTERNATIONAL: A little help to nurses in combatting vaccine misinformationNORWAY: Spouse of Norwegian princess, ‘shaman' Durek Verrett, accused of sexual assaultUK: Religious hate crimes at record high levelsThe NHS in the UK has all but done away with homeopathy, but still funds a number of unproven nonsense treatments and for that the receive this week award for being Really Wrong. And then before we sign off, we go to Turkey for a Word of the Week.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-452.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:06:01 TWISH0:11:19 News0:37:06 Really Wrong0:39:58 Word of the Week0:43:26 Quote0:48:38 Outro0:49:53 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just the boys this week and we have a lot to talk about – climate change (András needs a new job), Türkiye vs. Turkey, Dutch vacations, homeopathy, Skeptical Science, and even some politics. In TWISH we hear about the skeptical priest Giuseppe Piazzi who discovered Ceres, the first asteroid ever detected. Also, if you catch this in time here is the link to the 19 July Global Skeptics in the Pub Zoom meeting. Then we have the news:UK: Are UK adolescents eating too much ultra processed foods?EU: Two major GMO corn crops approved for import as food and animal feedNot that we know how it will all end, but the new UK Labour government is off to a good start from a skeptical point of view and therefore receives this week's award for being Really Right.Enjoy!Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:49 Greetings0:18:33 TWISH0:31:15 News0:49:06 Really Right0:57:05 Quote and Farewell0:59:36 Outro1:00:51 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can we possibly be expected to trust settled climate science when we simply refuse to do so? Listen to the full episode on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook)CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Producers: Ben Boult & Gregory Haddock Editor: Gregory HaddockResearchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCES:Battle of Ideas 2015 | speaker | Martin Durkin. (n.d.). Archive.battleofideas.org.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2024British Thought Leaders. (2024, April 23). The Science Simply Does Not Support the Ridiculous Hysteria Around Climate At All: Martin Durkin. YouTube. Burns, D. (2024, April 11). Review of Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth) reveals numerous, well-known misinformation talking points and inaccuracies - Science Feedback. Https://Science.feedback.org/. Claire Fox. (n.d.). Academy of Ideas. Retrieved June 11, 2024Clement, N. O., Michael E. Mann, Gernot Wagner, Don Wuebbles, Andrew Dessler, Andrea Dutton, Geoffrey Supran, Matthew Huber, Thomas Lovejoy, Ilissa Ocko, Peter C. Frumhoff, Joel. (2021, June 1). That “Obama Scientist” Climate Skeptic You've Been Hearing About ... Scientific American. Cook, J. (2019). Arguments from Global Warming Skeptics and what the science really says. Skeptical Science. Desmog. (n.d.). Willie Soon. DeSmog. Retrieved June 10, 2024Does Urban Heat Island effect exaggerate global warming trends? (2015, July 5). Skeptical Science. GOV.UK. (n.d.). FAST CAR FILMS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Find-And-Update.company-Information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2024Hayhoe, K. (2017, November 23). New rebuttal to the myth “climate scientists are in it for the money” courtesy of Katharine Hayhoe. Skeptical Science. Hayhoe, K. (2024, April). Katharine Hayhoe on LinkedIn: There's a new climate denial movie doing the rounds. In the first 42… | 54 comments. Www.linkedin.com. Hobbes, M. (2023, June 18). x.com. X (Formerly Twitter). Jaffe, E. (2011, October 25). Bloomberg - Are you a robot? Www.bloomberg.com. Kriss, S. (2016, May 12). “Brexit: the Movie” Reveals Why the Upper Classes Are So Excited About the Prospect of Leaving the EU. Vice. Lowenstein, A. M. (2024, March 21). A Green New Shine for a Tired Playbook. DeSmog. Martin Durkin. (n.d.). DeSmog. Retrieved June 8, 2024Mason, J., & BaerbelW. (2024, March 23). Climate - the Movie: a hot mess of (c)old myths! Skeptical Science. Overland, I., & Sovacool, B. K. (2020). The misallocation of climate research funding. Energy Research & Social Science, 62(62), 101349. Ramachandran, N. (2021, February 11). Asacha Media Group Takes Majority Stake in U.K.'s WAG Entertainment. Variety. Schmidt, G. (2023, September 6). RealClimate: As Soon as Possible. Www.realclimate.org. Sethi, P., & Ward, B. (2024, May 2). Fake graphs and daft conspiracy yarns in Durkin's latest propaganda film. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Wag Entertainment. (n.d.). Wag. Wagentertainment.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024Weinersmith, Z. (2012, March 21). Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2012-03-21. Www.smbc-Comics.com. Westervelt, A. (2023, March 1). Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years. The Guardian. Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, December 3). William Happer. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. Yan, F. (2024, January 29). Fossil fuels fund Doerr School of Sustainability research, data shows. The Stanford Daily. MORE LINKSDurkin on Australian TV (1) -Global Warming Swindle Debate Pt1Durkin on Australian TV (2) -Global Warming Swindle Debate Pt2Prof. Hayhoe on How Research Funding Actually Works - Climate change, that's just a money grab by scientist... right?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We start with some listener feedback and also worry if Neil DeGrasse Tyson and his Star Talk show are falling for some alternative medicine. On the good side Skeptical Science, led by John Cook, is continuing their quest for science literacy and has a new online quiz you can take to check your “bullshit detector”. In TWISH we hear about the trial against Joan of Arc in 1431. Then we turn to the news:SWEDEN: How the Karolinska protected Paolo Macchiarini — and whistleblowers paid the priceUK: People with Long Covid scammed by fake therapyINTERNATIONAL: Misleading claims on well-known rare risk of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccineGERMANY: Michael Schumacher's family wins law case against publisher running deepfake interviewThe Telegraph and the Independent spout antivaxx disinformation and for that get this week's award for being Really Wrong.Enjoy!Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:14:03 TWISH0:23:47 News0:43:03 Really Wrong0:46:18 Quote And Farewell0:50:33 Outro0:51:48 Out-Takes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this week's very special episode, your intrepid hosts eschew the usual compilation of current climate affairs (it's not like much is happening anyway) and jump into the LMSU DeLorean to time warp our way back to 1965 USA where the ties are paisley, the clothes psychedelically tie-dyed and the climate science prescient (albeit mostly being done by a bunch of white guys).For this week's paper we present to you Summerupperers a veritable rolled gold classic climate paper, ‘Restoring the Quality of Our Environment - Report of the Environmental Pollution Panel' from the President's Science Advisory Council, commissioned by then US President Lyndon B. Johnson. Delving specifically into Appendix Y4, ‘Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide' this is a truly seminal paper that invokes the earliest use of the term ‘climatic change', sets out the emerging science around increasing CO2 which had only recently started to be accurately measured, and puts it on the radar of a national government for the first time. We certainly had some thoughts on the things the paper did and didn't say and even wondered what we would have done had we been given the chance to brief LBJ on climate change in 1965 (hint, check out our LMSU Holiday Special 2022: Don't Sum Up). We heartily commend this paper to you Summeruppers, unearthed by Tennant from the excellent website Skeptical Science.We always have One More Thing to say and Luke gave a shout out to a paper that was mentioned (but then forthcoming) in this week's paper from the US Weather Bureau that promised more advanced climate modelling that confirmed and built on thrust of what the President's Science Advisory Council had to say in 1965.And that's all from us this week Summerupperers! We shall see you next time and until then, please keep tweeting your thoughts to us at @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed and @FrankieMuskovic and if you would like to weave some golden threads through our back catalogue, give us your feelpinions or suggest papers to read we are always here for that - hit us up at mailbag@letmesumup.net.

…and someone is quacking in Latvia This week we start by commenting on the strange developments in Russia and the Titan submersible. We call for speaker at QED SkeptiCamp recommend the work of Skeptical Science. And if anyone wants to meet up with András in the Baltic states, get in touch! In TWISH we hear about the Tunguska event and then as usual Pontus has some news about the Catholic Church. After that, we dig into the news: UK: House of Commons to debate presence of bishops in House of Lords SWITZERLAND: New cases of conspiracy theories as part of treatments GERMANY: Investigations ongoing against Heilpraktikers who helped issued false covid vaccination certificates (and more) LATVIA: Plagiarism scandal blows up in domestic science circles EU: EU's new ways of securing the online space from disinformation – starting with Twitter INTERNATIONAL: Deforestation is also worsening (not only carbon dioxide emissions) SWEDEN: Macchiarini jail sentence increased to 2.5 years The European Commission get a Really Right Award and then Jānis Pļaviņš from Latvia is the topic for this week's “Who's Quacking?” Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Right; Who'S Quacking?; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes

Welcome to season 7! We are so lucky to be joined by Melanie Trecek-King, one of the best up and coming skeptics in the business. She leads Thinking is Power, a wonderful website with strategies, course guides, and other resources for educators looking to include critical thinking and science communication in their students education. You can find out more about the website here: https://thinkingispower.com/ Since its launch in January of 2021, Thinking Is Power has rapidly become a go-to resource in the area of science communication and critical thinking education. TIP's content has been featured in a range of publications (such as Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptical Science), translated into different languages (such as Italy's CICAP, France's Citizen4Science), and used by dozens of educational institutions globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw joined the Smart Growth Network to outline how adaptation and preventive measures can address climate-related threats, including flooding along coastlines and rivers, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages. Between them, Barnett and Bouw wrote the book: "Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought, and Wildfire". Skeptical Science has produced more than concise myth-busting "one-liners" climate activists can use to deflect the common objections of climate deniers. Other climate links are: "Nearly all marine species face extinction if greenhouse emissions don't drop: study"; "The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here's how Australia can avoid them"; "One disaster after another: why we must act on the reasons some communities are facing higher risks"; "In a climate crisis, how do we treat businesses that profit from carbon pollution?"; "Where giants live"; "Elders 'not consulted' on NT gas project"; "China's Growing Water Crisis". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

Translating the works of Skeptical Science Bärbel Winkler is the project coordinator for the translation projects at Skeptical Science and has been organising the translation of documents like the two consecutive versions of The Debunking Handbook, the Uncertainty Handbook, The Conspiracy Theory Handbook and the COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook, to mention only a few. And now she's busy coordinating the translation of the Cranky Uncle game, an awesome tool, which we have mentioned on several occasions on this podcast. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;

As changemakers who are no doubt actively working at the intersection of many pressing global issues, including climate change, being able to effectively communicate the urgency of the climate crisis, and the science behind climate change, as well as rebut any arguments that deny climate change, is no doubt a crucial skill. Tiyana recently chatted to John Cook, who is the founder of Skeptical Science, to ask YOUR questions about climate change communication. Learn our social change framework with the social change handbook for young changemakers: http://thechangemakerinyou.com/ Get a FREE Skillshare Premium Trial: https://humanitarianchangemakers.net/skillshare/ Tell the world how much you care, without saying anything, with Changemaker Co: https://changemakercollective.net/ Are you a changemaker looking to find direction, clarity & focus, increase your impact, and work regeneratively as a heart-centred leader? A New Humanity is life coaching especially for changemakers like you! https://anewhumanity.net/ If you have a question about making change happen, leave us a message at https://humanitarianchangemakers.net/podcast No question is too big or small: we can help you with anything from breaking into the social change sector, questions about specific topics or issues you don't quite understand, or advice for how you can take action to make a difference in the world. CONNECT WITH US Website: http://humanitarianchangemakers.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanitarianchangemakers/

Do you remember when Bill Gates made a fake winter storm in Texas (or something like that)? Is a change in climate of 0.6 degrees really that big of a deal? What's a complex system, and why? In this episode, Brian gives us the break down of weather and climate as complex systems, and tackles some common climate change denial talking points. Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway: https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/1608193942 Sue Sturgis, “Who's behind the ‘information attacks' on climate scientists?” https://www.facingsouth.org/2011/11/special-investigation-whos-behind-the-information-.html Skeptical Science, Global Warming & Climate Change Myths: https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php Support the show at: www.patreon.com/fuppod Email us at FUPpod@gmail.com Facebook Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/groups/341683697248941 Twitter: What The FUP? Podcast (@FuPpod) / Twitter

In light of an uptick in witch-hunting vigilantism in Papua New Guinea, Dane takes a moderate stance on anti-witchcraft laws, arguing that while extra-judicial killings are always wrong, it is acceptable to prosecute certain kinds of witchcraft. He also discusses the strange case of the Belarussian anti-government activist, Roman Protasevich, who prophesized his own capture by government forces in a dream. The episode ends rebutting science guy, Neil deGrasse Tyson's latest attack on the hypothesis that UFOs are extraterrestrials, in an article that recently appeared on CNN.com.

In this episode, I spoke to John Cook who, for almost a decade and a half, has tirelessly tried to raise awareness of the seriousness of climate change, to highlight the consensus view among climate scientists, and to combat climate change denialism. In 2007 he founded the website, Skeptical Science, which is an invaluable resource for all those interested in a readily accessible summary of the evidence for anthropogenic global warming and rebuttals to all the major, and even minor, talking points promoted by those who persist in denying the evidence for human-mediated climate change. He first earned a degree in physics and later a PhD in cognitive psychology and has previously held academic posts as a researcher in climate change communication at the University of Queensland and George Mason University, among other institutions. When I spoke to him, he was about to take up a new position at Monash University in his native Australia. John is perhaps best known for a paper he co-authored in 2013 showing that 97% of climate scientists agree humans are behind the global warming trend measured since the late 1700s. Naturally, due to its prominence in his career, we discussed this paper and some of the reactions to it, but explored many other topics as well. These included his opinion on the defining features of the scientific method, a brief summary of how we know that humans are behind the climate change trend currently observed globally, tactics adopted by those who deny climate change, leading to a discussion of the FLICC model that he conceptualised highlighting the chief methods employed by denialists, Cook's contention that science denial is essentially consensus denial, whether we are inevitably doomed to a future resembling a post-apocalyptic Mad Max-style hellscape, his opinion about whether the climate crisis is inextricably bound up with the economic imperatives of capitalism, the claim increasingly made by scientists that reducing meat consumption is a way to curb climate change, and whether we should think seriously about limiting population growth. In addition, I asked him about whether humans are even psychologically equipped to face up to an unprecedented threat such as climate change, which is widely, although unevenly, distributed across the world and demands taking into account long time scales and future generations. Despite the doom and gloom aspects of this topic, which as you can probably tell I did not shy away from in the slightest, John remains optimistic and urged everyone to try to do what they can to make a positive difference. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with someone who communicates his insights clearly and carefully, and displays a refreshing humility in admitting when he is not fully knowledgeable about a topic. He embodies the kind of intellectual honesty and fundamental decency we need more of in this world. Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism: https://skepticalscience.com/The-Scientific-Guide-to-Global-Warming-Skepticism.html Cranky Uncle game and book: https://crankyuncle.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnfocook

每年的6月5日是联合国设立的世界环境日，这次的世界环境日特辑我们搜集了网络上关于气候变化、碳中和、能源转型的一些有意思的评论，通过对这些评论的讨论，我们这一期科普向的播客讨论了气候变化的基本逻辑，碳中和实现的政策、技术和行为转变。科学：02:00 气候变化的五层逻辑和热门评论：（1）全球平均温度在升高，气候在变化，极端天气在增多03:45 我家去年冬天这么冷，哪里有全球变暖？怀疑论者这样看气候变化：气候学家这样看气候变化：（2）大气中温室气体的浓度在升高；温室气体会导致地球平均温度升高08:30 二氧化碳对气温的影响都是数值模型模拟的。这不是真正的科学研究。（3）工业革命以来的人为排放导致了温室气体的增加，导致了温度升高和气候变化12:53 人为碳排放不是全球变暖的主因! （4）气候变化对人类社会造成了/将会造成很大的负面影响17:12 怕什么，地球历史上温度高的时候有的是！（5）我们可以通过行动来控制温度上升的幅度，避免灾难性的后果21:10 人呼吸也要排放碳，这怎么可能中和？政策27:42 碳中和目标是拍脑门定出来的？？34:30 碳中和是涉及能源安全的国家大战略技术和行为：38:23 核聚变是永远的神，可再生能源都是骗钱的！44:14 地球一小时 = 白左一小时？51:00 科普特辑的反思参考资料：央视《新闻直播间》|全球变暖为何寒潮还这么多？丁一汇院士解析Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/big-picture.html 罗振宇2021年跨年演讲知乎@蓝翔挖掘系主任-气候变化是必然吗？The Impacts of Special Environmental Events on Electricity-Saving Behaviors: Evidence from High-frequency Smart Meter Data of Residential and Non-residential Consumers (https://iaee2021online.org/download/contribution/abstract/260/260_abstract_20200122_034414.pdf)IPCC第五次评估报告和IPCC1.5度评估报告碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。开场、转场、结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

每年的6月5日是联合国设立的世界环境日，这次的世界环境日特辑我们搜集了网络上关于气候变化、碳中和、能源转型的一些有意思的评论，通过对这些评论的讨论，我们这一期科普向的播客讨论了气候变化的基本逻辑，碳中和实现的政策、技术和行为转变。科学：02:00 气候变化的五层逻辑和热门评论：（1）全球平均温度在升高，气候在变化，极端天气在增多03:45 我家去年冬天这么冷，哪里有全球变暖？怀疑论者这样看气候变化：气候学家这样看气候变化：（2）大气中温室气体的浓度在升高；温室气体会导致地球平均温度升高08:30 二氧化碳对气温的影响都是数值模型模拟的。这不是真正的科学研究。（3）工业革命以来的人为排放导致了温室气体的增加，导致了温度升高和气候变化12:53 人为碳排放不是全球变暖的主因! （4）气候变化对人类社会造成了/将会造成很大的负面影响17:12 怕什么，地球历史上温度高的时候有的是！（5）我们可以通过行动来控制温度上升的幅度，避免灾难性的后果21:10 人呼吸也要排放碳，这怎么可能中和？政策27:42 碳中和目标是拍脑门定出来的？？34:30 碳中和是涉及能源安全的国家大战略技术和行为：38:23 核聚变是永远的神，可再生能源都是骗钱的！44:14 地球一小时 = 白左一小时？51:00 科普特辑的反思参考资料：央视《新闻直播间》|全球变暖为何寒潮还这么多？丁一汇院士解析Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/big-picture.html 罗振宇2021年跨年演讲知乎@蓝翔挖掘系主任-气候变化是必然吗？The Impacts of Special Environmental Events on Electricity-Saving Behaviors: Evidence from High-frequency Smart Meter Data of Residential and Non-residential Consumers (https://iaee2021online.org/download/contribution/abstract/260/260_abstract_20200122_034414.pdf)IPCC第五次评估报告和IPCC1.5度评估报告碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。开场、转场、结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

每年的6月5日是联合国设立的世界环境日，这次的世界环境日特辑我们搜集了网络上关于气候变化、碳中和、能源转型的一些有意思的评论，通过对这些评论的讨论，我们这一期科普向的播客讨论了气候变化的基本逻辑，碳中和实现的政策、技术和行为转变。科学：02:00 气候变化的五层逻辑和热门评论：（1）全球平均温度在升高，气候在变化，极端天气在增多03:45 我家去年冬天这么冷，哪里有全球变暖？怀疑论者这样看气候变化：气候学家这样看气候变化：（2）大气中温室气体的浓度在升高；温室气体会导致地球平均温度升高08:30 二氧化碳对气温的影响都是数值模型模拟的。这不是真正的科学研究。（3）工业革命以来的人为排放导致了温室气体的增加，导致了温度升高和气候变化12:53 人为碳排放不是全球变暖的主因! （4）气候变化对人类社会造成了/将会造成很大的负面影响17:12 怕什么，地球历史上温度高的时候有的是！（5）我们可以通过行动来控制温度上升的幅度，避免灾难性的后果21:10 人呼吸也要排放碳，这怎么可能中和？政策27:42 碳中和目标是拍脑门定出来的？？34:30 碳中和是涉及能源安全的国家大战略技术和行为：38:23 核聚变是永远的神，可再生能源都是骗钱的！44:14 地球一小时 = 白左一小时？51:00 科普特辑的反思参考资料：央视《新闻直播间》|全球变暖为何寒潮还这么多？丁一汇院士解析Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/big-picture.html 罗振宇2021年跨年演讲知乎@蓝翔挖掘系主任-气候变化是必然吗？The Impacts of Special Environmental Events on Electricity-Saving Behaviors: Evidence from High-frequency Smart Meter Data of Residential and Non-residential Consumers (https://iaee2021online.org/download/contribution/abstract/260/260_abstract_20200122_034414.pdf)IPCC第五次评估报告和IPCC1.5度评估报告碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。开场、转场、结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

From this week's show, Skeptical Science founder James Cook explains how a family "argument" with his father-in-law spurred the creation of his now popular website debunking false climate myths. Hear it all on "EcoRight Speaks!" and make sure to subscribe/review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.!!

Have you ever wondered about myth-busting climate change websites and where they came from? Host Chelsea Henderson welcomes skepticalscience.com founder John Cook to the show this week. A research fellow with the Climate Change Communication Research Hub at Monash University in Australia, John explains how and why he launched his website years ago. And producer Price Atkinson fills you in on our "field trip" last Friday with Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) to see the local impacts of sea-level rise along the coastline of Charleston, SC. Hear it all on the latest "EcoRight Speaks!" podcast and make sure to subscribe/review us on Apple Podcasts/Spotify, etc.!!

Join Dr. John Cook, research fellow at the Climate Change Communication Research Hub at Monash University, creator of Skeptical Science, and Cranky Uncle for an AMA on Countering Scientific Misinformation. Dana Nucitelli, environmental scientist, writer, and author, interviews Dr. Cook about the beginnings of Skeptical Science, his work on Cranky Uncle, and his perspective on questions from the audience on how to counter scientific misinformation. If you're interested in exploring Cranky Uncle, Dr. Cook has set up a group code "CCLAMA" to jump straight into the game - download the game on iPhone (http://sks.to/crankyiphone), Android (http://sks.to/crankyandroid), or browser (https://app.crankyuncle.info).

Compensate Operations Oy:n toimitusjohtaja Elina Kajosaari keskustelee Samin kanssa päästökompensaatiomarkkinasta. Antero Vartian perustama Kompensäätiö on säätiö, joka tarjoaa kuluttajille ja yrityksille hiilidioksidipäästöjen kompensaatiopalvelun. Elinan tiimi siis laskee asiakkaan puolesta tämän aiheuttamat päästöt. Tämän jälkeen yhtiö luo (tai ostaa) päästövähennysyksiköitä, jotka perustuvat tiukat kritieerit ja auditoinnit täyttäviin hiilidioksidin sidontaprojekteihin. Vapaaehtoisen päästökompensoinnin markkinaan liittyy keskeneräisyyttä ja puutteita. Esikriteeritkin täyttävistä hiilensidonnan projekteista alle 10% kelpuutetaan Compensaten asiantuntijapaneelin ja valintaprosessin kautta hiilensidontasalkkuun. Vuonna 2020 Compensate ohjasi salkun kautta hiilensidontaan noin 1,2 miljoonaa euroa Suomen markkinatalouden jatkumossa vastikkeellinen päästökompensaatio on jäänyt rahankeruulain ja poliisihallituksen limboon, johon odotetaan muutosta lähiaikoina. Jakson lopussa Sami pyysi faktoja ilmastoskeptikoille: Norjalainen Per Espen Stoknes avaa hyvin syitä ilmastokriisin kieltämiselle. Stoknesiä löytyy myös Yle Areenasta. Skeptical Science tarjoaa vastauksia ja faktaa useimpiin denialistien toistamiin väittämiin. #neuvottelijat-yhteisö neuvottelun tukena

In this episode, I am speaking with John Cook about global warming, critical thinking, and misinformation inoculation. We discuss: •His science journey and how he started out in physics, moved away from science after graduation, but then was drawn back to it later in life. •How in the long break between his Bachelor's and PhD, he was working in graphic design, cartooning, and founded the climate change website Skeptical Science. •The origins of his interest in global warming and how discussions with his climate change denying father-in-law inspired him to start Skeptical Science. •How social pressure is highly influential and leads many to hold flawed beliefs. •How one of the best ways to combat misinformation is through what's known as inoculation, which is where critical thinking is very helpful. •The concept of parallel argumentation. •And other topics. John Cook is a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. His research focus is understanding and countering misinformation about climate change, with an emphasis on using critical thinking to build resilience. He founded Skeptical Science and authored the book Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change, combining climate science, critical thinking, and cartoons to explain and counter climate misinformation. He also co-authored the college textbooks Climate Change: Examining the Facts and Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis and the book Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand. You can find links related to our discussion here: Cranky Uncle game: http://crankyuncle.com/game Skeptical Science: http://skepticalscience.com Debunking Handbook 2020: http://sks.to/db2020 Research comparing critical thinking vs. cartoon analogy corrections: http://sks.to/humorvsnonhumor This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

This episode of Warm Regards, part of our season-long exploration of the often unexpected stories behind climate data, builds on our last episode's conversation with Amy Westervelt and Emily Atkin on climate disinformation. We speak with John Cook, from Skeptical Science and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication, and Lauren Kurtz, the Executive Director for the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, about the different ways that those who care about climate science and climate action can fight back against myths, disinformation, and intimidation. The full transcript of this episode can be found on our Medium page: https://medium.com/@ourwarmregards/fighting-back-against-climate-disinformation-and-intimidation-with-john-cook-and-lauren-kurtz-5a444e0ab673 Show Notes To find out more about John Cook's work, visit the following sites: Skeptical Science https://www.skepticalscience.com Cranky Uncle https://crankyuncle.com The Center for Climate Change Communication https://www.climatechangecommunication.org For more on the FLICC method: https://skepticalscience.com/history-FLICC-5-techniques-science-denial.html To download your own copy of the Debunking Handbook: https://www.skepticalscience.com/Debunking-Handbook-now-freely-available-download.html To learn more about the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, visit: http://csldf.org For more on Dr. Maria Caffrey and her censorship fight with the National Park Service, see this Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/25/trump-administration-climate-crisis-denying-scientist To learn more about "ClimateGate," see this article from the Union of Concerned Scientists: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/debunking-misinformation-about-stolen-climate-emails Finally, how do we know it's not the sun causing global warming? This NASA article details the specific evidence that shows the sun alone can't be responsible: https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/14/is-the-sun-causing-global-warming/ Remember: It's Happening, It's Us, It's Serious, Experts Agree, and There's Hope. Please consider becoming a patron to help us pay our producer, Justin Schell, our transcriber, Joe Stormer, and our social media coordinator, Katherine Peinhardt, who are all working as volunteers. Your support helps us not only to stay sustainable, but also to grow. www.patreon.com/warmregards Find Warm Regards on the web and on social media: Web: www.WarmRegardsPodcast.com Twitter: @ourwarmregards Facebook: www.facebook.com/WarmRegardsPodcast

John is a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. He obtained his PhD at the University of Western Australia, studying the cognitive psychology of climate science denial. His research focus is understanding and countering misinformation about climate change. In 2007, he founded Skeptical Science, a website which won the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for the Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge and 2016 Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education. John authored the book Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change, that combines climate science, critical thinking, and cartoons to explain and counter climate misinformation. He also co-authored the college textbooks Climate Change: Examining the Facts and Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis and the book Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand. In 2013, he published a paper finding 97% scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, a finding that has been highlighted by President Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

Learn about why peanut butter gets gum out of hair; why world-renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe is so passionate about climate justice; and how gaslighting makes you question your sanity — along with some tips on how to protect yourself. Why does peanut butter get gum out of hair? by Andrea Michelson UCSB Science Line. (2020). Ucsb.edu. http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2036  Polar Protic? Polar Aprotic? Nonpolar? All About Solvents. (2012, April 27). Master Organic Chemistry. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2012/04/27/polar-protic-polar-aprotic-nonpolar-all-about-solvents/ What Happens to Nonpolar Molecules in Water? (2018). Sciencing. https://sciencing.com/happens-nonpolar-molecules-water-8633386.html  How Does Peanut Butter Remove Gum From Hair? (2017). LEAFtv. https://www.leaf.tv/articles/how-does-peanut-butter-remove-gum-from-hair/  Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe: Katharine Hayhoe: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it. (2020). Ted.com. https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it  Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/ Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amzn.to/36RUK9O  New Climate Voices – Fighting climate change one voice at a time. (2020). Newclimatevoices.org. http://www.newclimatevoices.org/  Global Warming and Climate Change skepticism examined. (2020). Skeptical Science. https://skepticalscience.com/  How Gaslighting Makes You Question Your Sanity by Ashley Hamer Gaslight (1944). (2010). Filmsite.org. https://www.filmsite.org/gasl.html  ‌What is Gaslighting? | The National Domestic Violence Hotline. (2014, May 29). The National Domestic Violence Hotline. https://www.thehotline.org/2014/05/29/what-is-gaslighting/  11 Warning Signs of Gaslighting. (2017). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting  Are Gaslighters Aware of What They Do? (2017). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/are-gaslighters-aware-what-they-do  Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY 

O combate às fake news é desafio tão antigo quanto a própria ciência. Nos temas ambientais, este problema cresceu na medida em que governos e sociedades deram cada vez mais espaço para a questão, a partir dos anos 2000. A era digital potencializou o alcance de pseudo-cientistas  negacionistas do aquecimento global ou teorias do complô sobre potências estrangeiras desapropriando a Amazônia. Para rebater essa avalanche de informações falsas, que todos os dias levam os leigos a duvidar da importância da preservação do planeta, um grupo de organizações ambientais criou o Fakebook.eco.br. Iniciativas como essa existem em outros países, a exemplo da australiana Skeptical Science. Mas no Brasil, é a primeira vez que um portal vai se dedicar a desmontar a artilharia de fake news ambientais, com a expertise de especialistas de portais especializados do país. "Essa necessidade ficou muito clara desde 2019, quando passamos a ter um governo que tem a mentira como método”, denuncia o coordenador de comunicação do Observatório do Clima, Claudio Angelo, idealizador da plataforma. A RFI convidou o jornalista, autor de A espiral da morte – como a humanidade alterou a máquina do clima, para esclarecer algumas das principais notícias falsas ou deturpadas a respeito de alguns dos principais temas ambientais. “Tá frio, cadê o aquecimento global?” O comentário já foi feito até pelo presidente Donald Trump ou o chanceler brasileiro, Ernesto Araújo. Por que é um equívoco fazer essa associação? Existe uma percepção errada de que o aquecimento da Terra vai nos levar, inexoravelmente, a um ano mais quente que o outro, e que isso vai se processar só em termos de mudança de temperaturas máximas. Mas, na verdade, o que temos é mais energia na atmosfera e esse excesso potencializa os extremos: o calor fica mais quente e, às vezes, o frio fica mais frio – mas os frios extremos estão ficando menos frequentes. Os extremos de calor superam, em várias vezes, os extremos de frio. A seca fica mais seca, a chuva fica mais intensa. Ou seja, não se resume só a ter mais calor. Em tempos de polarização extrema, circula a informação de que “o aquecimento global é uma invenção da esquerda”. Mas, na verdade, tanto a direita já foi vanguardista neste tema, quanto a esquerda também já propagou teses infundadas sobre a questão? Esse é o meu mito preferido. O Aldo Rebelo, que foi presidente da Câmara pelo PCB (Partido Comunista do Brasil) e relator do Código Florestal, diz que essa coisa de aquecimento global e mudança climática é o último bastião do imperialismo, para manter os países subdesenvolvidos nessa condição e acabar com a agricultura brasileira. E quando a extrema direita assume o poder no Brasil, ela importa a ideologia negacionista que vem como um pacote pronto dos Estados Unidos. A minha hipótese é que isso vem via Virginia, que é onde mora o Olavo de Carvalho, ideólogo do bolsonarismo. Foi algo que surgiu mais ou menos em 2009, quando a polarização política ficou muito forte nos Estados Unidos por causa daquele movimento chamado Tea Party. Para eles, você não pode ser um conservador se não negar o aquecimento global. É pura ideologia, pura guerra cultural. Tanto é que a primeira lei de mudanças climáticas nos Estados Unidos foi feita por um senador republicano com um democrata. Era uma questão que atravessava as linhas partidárias, mas hoje não é mais assim. Terceira fake news: o clima da Terra sempre mudou, é cíclico e o homem não é o responsável pelo aquecimento do planeta. É verdade que o clima sempre mudou e as mudanças climáticas do passado foram até mais radicais do que as que a gente está vendo hoje. Na época dos dinossauros, não existia gelo em lugar nenhum da Terra, por exemplo. A Antártida estava coberta de florestas, há 70 milhões de anos. O equívoco é você olhar mudanças que ocorrem em milhares ou milhões de anos, que são naturais e graduais, e achar que a mudança climática que estamos vivendo hoje, que se processa em um século ou um século e meio, é também natural. Não é, não tem nada de natural. As mudanças aconteciam em milhares de anos, por conta de variações orbitais da Terra. Desde 800 mil anos atrás, que é o registro que se tem guardado de atmosfera, guardado no gelo da Antártida, até este século, a quantidade de gás carbônico na atmosfera jamais ultrapassou 300 moléculas de gás carbônico por milhão de moléculas de ar. Nunca, em 800 mil anos. Desde que se começou a medir a concentração de CO2, a gente viu um crescimento nos últimos 60 anos: ela aumentou 30%, em relação a 1958. Não tem nada de trivial nisso. Sabemos hoje que, se não fosse o aquecimento global causado pelo homem, não teríamos nenhuma variação orbital da Terra nem de irradiação do sol que justificasse uma mudança desse tamanho no fluxo de gás carbônico no ar. Quanto ao desmatamento, o agronegócio brasileiro gosta de afirmar que é o mais sustentável do mundo. Não é verdade? Muitas vezes, as pessoas confundem você ter um sistema de produção baseado em chuva e sol, como o que temos no Brasil, em vez de sistemas muito intensivos baseados em insumos, como os que há na Holanda. As pessoas confundem isso com sustentabilidade. É fato que a agricultura tem dado passos muito grandes em direção à sustentabilidade, com intensificação, uso de tecnologia. Mas daí a dizer que é a produção mais sustentável do mundo, há uma distância gigante. A pecuária, em geral, é horrorosa: emite gás carbônico maciçamente. 22% dos gases de efeito estufa produzidos pelo Brasil são resultado direto da agropecuária. Se você soma o desmatamento, que é um efeito indireto, dá 70%. O Brasil é o país do mundo que mais desmata. O Brasil é o terceiro maior consumidor do mundo de agrotóxicos. O manejo de fertilizantes na agricultura brasileira fica muito aquém das melhores práticas no mundo. Sobre a questão indígena, o mito é: tem muita terra para pouco índio? Não, tem muita terra para pouco fazendeiro. As áreas indígenas ocupam 13% do território do Brasil, a maior parte na Amazônia. São áreas grandes que não estão, de maneira alguma, em conflito com a produção, como algumas pessoas tentam fazer implicar. Os índios têm o direito constitucional e moral de fazer o usufruto dessas terras, que não são deles, inclusive. As terras são da União; são propriedade dos brasileiros, e não dos índios. Temos estudos que mostram que 97 mil fazendas no Brasil, latifúndios, ocupam 21% das terras no país. Vamos supor que cada fazenda dessas seja ocupada por cinco pessoas – embora, às vezes, tenhamos o mesmo proprietário dono de várias áreas. Se fôssemos fazer a divisão, veríamos que esses proprietários têm muito mais terras por habitante do que os índios. Então, encontramos situações como em Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul e Paraná, onde você tem grandes populações indígenas confinadas em pouquíssimos hectares. É o caso da terra indígena de Dourados, que é quase uma favela urbana.

In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to continue talking with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.

In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.

In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to continue talking with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.

In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.

On this episode we interview Australian cognitive scientist and founder of the Skeptical Science website John Cook about his upcoming book 'Cranky Uncle vs Climate Change' that showcases typical climate science denial situations in a cartoon format. We also talk about other projects John has been busy with, including the Cranky Uncle app, The Debunking Handbook and a lot more. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Out-takes Events Calendar: theesp.eu/events_in_europe

Today's episode of You've Been Warmed features John Cook - the founder of the very well-known website skepticalscience.com - an amazing resource that debunks the various myths that climate change deniers proliferate online.John founded Skeptical Science because he had amassed an encyclopedia's worth of climate change myths which he actively sought to debunk by using peer-reviewed scientific papers. He later studied a PhD in the cognitive psychology of misinformation in order to better understand the levers behind denial - not just in the climate space but also in areas such as vaccines or tobacco - and come up with frameworks that successfully educate people on the science of climate change.John is currently publishing a book called "Cranky Uncle vs Climate Change" where he uses cartoons, humor and all his accumulated knowledge to create a valuable resource that anybody can turn to when debating climate change deniers. He also crowdfunded the development of a Cranky Uncle mobile app which uses gamification in conjunction with all the content to educate as many people as possible.In this episode we spoke about his background, we approached various techniques that deniers use, explored the role that humor plays and looked at how each of us can develop critical thinking to the point where we can manage these debates successfully.I really admire John's work and I hope you find this episode as educational as I have. Let's tune in!CRANKY UNCLE & JOHN'S LINKS'Cranky Uncle vs Climate Change' Book - https://www.amazon.com/Cranky-Uncle-vs-Climate-Change/dp/0806540273Cranky Uncle Website - https://crankyuncle.com/Cranky Uncle Twitter - https://twitter.com/crankyunclesJohn's Twitter - https://twitter.com/johnfocookSkeptical Science Website - https://skepticalscience.com/TIMECODES3:27 - His Background & Interest In Climate Change6:19 - The Story Behind SkepticalScience.com10:42 - Public Debates With Climate Change Deniers15:11 - How He Adapted His Content Based On Feedback & Empirical Research17:42 - What Cranky Uncle Is All About21:29 - The Slippery Slope Fallacy & Examples In Practice26:44 - What Role Does Humor Play As A Tool For Science Communicators?31:44 - FLICC - The Common Elements Of Climate Change Denial36:06 - How To Use Critical Thinking In A Debate42:20 - Science Vs Society Vs Politics Vs BusinessRESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE'The Debunking Handbook' by Stephan Lewandowsky - https://skepticalscience.com/Debunking-Handbook-now-freely-available-download.htmlRefutation by parallel arguments - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10503-008-9109-8Slippery slope fallacy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope'If Trump were a climate communicator' cartoon - https://twitter.com/johnfocook/status/1224797841534550017'Making Sense Of Climate Science Denial' Online Course - https://www.edx.org/course/making-sense-of-climate-science-denial'Merchants of Doubt' Book - https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/1608193942

01:50 - How we consume information today04:54 - Why some clever people deny climate change07:50 - Why you shouldn't debate them on their facts09:40 - How do you debate climate change deniers?13:11 - First way to identify flawed climate change denial arguents18:30 - The best media fact-checking website you should use23:56 - Fact-checking for climate specifically26:42 - The softer forms of denial & arguments against themLINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE97% or more scientists agree on climate change - https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/200 scientific organizations worldwide endorse this opinion - http://www.opr.ca.gov/facts/list-of-scientific-organizations.htmlMedia Bias Fact Check - https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/about/Snopes - https://www.snopes.com/Other fact checking websites - https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/true-5-factchecking-websites/Climate Feedback - https://climatefeedback.org/Skeptical Science - https://skepticalscience.com/

Climate change is an issue that has become frighteningly more relevant in recent years, and because of special interests, the field has become muddied with climate change deniers who use dishonest tactics to try to get their message across. The website SkepticalScience.com is one line of defense against these messengers, and it was created and maintained by a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, and both authored and co-authored two books about climate science with an emphasis on climate change. He also lead-authored a 2013 award-winning paper on the scientific consensus on climate change, and in 2015, he developed an open online course on climate change denial with the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. This person is John Cook. This episode is distributed under a CC BY-SA license. For more information, visit CreativeCommons.org. [Featuring: Sofía Baca, Gabriel Hesch; John Cook] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingmathpodcast/support

Mason, Larry and returning guest Hayden speak about the latest update on Elon Musk's Neuralink start-up. Also, a discussion on Climate Change considering there has been a rise in Climate activism over the past couple of years. Support the channel with a donation. Every donation gets a book FREE (include email in payment info): https://paypal.me/powerpassionpodcast https://www.pateron.com/user?u=20681507 Larry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realm_of_irony/ Mason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mason_devereux_smith/ Chicago 16th References: Youtube Thumbnail bar chart: Wall Street Journal: Gottfried, Mike. 2019. "Elon Musk Tweets He Is Considering Taking Tesla Private". WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-twitter-account-am-considering-taking-tesla-private-at-420-1533661152. Shaftel, Holly. 2019. "What’S In A Name? Weather, Global Warming And Climate Change". Climate Change: Vital Signs Of The Planet. https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/global-warming/. "Mike Munger On Destinationists And Directionalists". 2019. Escape Velocity. https://chrispacia.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/mike-munger-on-destinationists-and-directionalists/. "Elon Musk’S Neuralink Says It’S Ready For Brain Surgery". 2019. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf6ZOiTxTi4. "Elon Musk "I Tried To Warn Them" The Danger Of AI". 2019. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdy6m3pvdNE. "Skeptical Science.Com". 2019. Arguments For Climate Change Skeptics. https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php. Crowley, T. J. 2000. "Causes Of Climate Change Over The Past 1000 Years". Science 289 (5477): 270-277. doi:10.1126/science.289.5477.270. MACLEAN, ILYA M. D., GRAHAM E. AUSTIN, MARK M. REHFISCH, JAN BLEW, OLIVIA CROWE, SIMON DELANY, and KOEN DEVOS et al. 2008. "Climate Change Causes Rapid Changes In The Distribution And Site Abundance Of Birds In Winter". Global Change Biology, ???-???. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01666.x. "Paleoclimatology". 2019. En.Wikipedia.Org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleoclimatology. Dryzek, John S., Richard B. Norgaard, and David Schlosberg. 2011. "Climate Change And Society: Approaches And Responses". Oxford Handbooks Online. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199566600.003.0001. "The Bell Curve". 2019. En.Wikipedia.Org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve.

In the first episode of the "Climate and Capitalism" podcast series from GMU Cultural Studies, Richard Todd Stafford talks with John Cook, research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication, about climate change denial and what can be done to inoculate the public against misinformation in "post-truth" society. This podcast series is associated with George Mason University Cultural Studies' Colloquium Series. This year's series is called "Climate and Capitalism." The industrial revolution liberated human beings from the cycles of nature — or so it once seemed. It turns out that greenhouse gases, a natural byproduct of coal- and petroleum-burning industries, lead to global warming, and that we are now locked into a long warming trend: a trend that will raise sea levels, enhance the occurrence of extreme weather events, and ultimately could threaten food supplies and other vital supports for modern civilization. This podcast series examines the cultural and political-economic dimensions of our ongoing, slow-moving climate crisis. We engage experts from a variety of fields and disciplines to ask questions about capitalism and the environment. How did we get into this mess? How bad is it? Where do we go from here? What sorts of steps might mitigate the damage — or perhaps someday reverse it? At stake are deep questions about humanity’s place in and relationship to nature — and what our systems of governance, production, and distribution might look like in the future. — Roger Lancaster, Colloquium OrganizerLearn more about the Cultural Studies Program at GMU: http://culturalstudies.gmu.eduLearn more about the Center for Climate Change Communication at GMU: https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/Learn more about John Cook: http://www.climatechangecommunication.org/portfolio-view/john-cook/ See John Cook's website Skeptical Science: https://www.skepticalscience.com/

Co-hosts Jacquelyn Gill and Ramesh Laungani welcome scientist, columnist and author Dana Nuccitelli on to take a broad look at the media landscape when it comes to talking climate change. Also: trilobites, bears and berries, oh my! - https://www.sciencealert.com/we-now-know-what-killed-the-sea-life-in-the-world-s-deadliest-mass-extinction https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823121333.htm More Dana on Yale Climate Connections - https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/author/dana/ The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dana-nuccitelli Skeptical Science pages - https://skepticalscience.com/posts.php?u=1683 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - https://thebulletin.org/biography/dana-nuccitelli/ His book - https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4372C Don't forget to subscribe to Warm Regards on Medium - medium.com/@ourwarmregards/ on iTunes - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/warm-…d1127571287?mt=2 Soundcloud - @warmregardspodcast Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/stephen-…cey/warm-regards Twitter - twitter.com/ourwarmregards and Facebook - www.facebook.com/WarmRegardsPodcast/ to keep up with all the news that, for now, is still changing faster than the climate.

 "When the well is dry, we know the worth of water." - Benjamin Franklin Whether you are in New York or around the world, the weather seems to be more and more unpredictable. Is this due to global warming? Let's talk about it! Listen to the episode, share it, and add your comments below!----more----   Episode Shout-out to NRDC, Union of Concerned Scientists, THE VERGE, WWF, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NASA, U.S. News, Skeptical Science, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Global Warming Solutions), and Elon Musk          Music Credits: Music Intro/Outro: “Thoughts” by Killah Smilez Music Outro: “Explained” by Killah Smilez Make sure you check out the Killah Smilez song on Amazon  Catch the music video by Killah Smilez HERE Want to share the episode? Please share the episode on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Soundcloud Don’t forget to subscribe to WokeNFree on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google Play Do you want to join the show as a guest on an upcoming episode? Contact us HERE Don't forget to submit a scenario to us for SCENARIO TIME!    SCENARIO TIME: How would you respond to these scenarios in SCENARIO TIME? Let's chat HERE!  Have you reviewed our show yet? Pick your platform of choice HERE     Do you want to start a podcast? We are here to HELP! Schedule a FREE consultation with us HERE This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link and buy something, WokeNFree will earn a small commission from the advertiser at no additional cost to you.

John Cook founded the website skepticalscience.com, where he has compiled a list of the most repeated climate change denial arguments and shows the science behind the myths. Along the way, he gained a PhD in Psychology and studies why people refuse to believe scientific truths. Here, we talk about the science of climate change denial and I let him respond to some of the most common comments I've received about climate change.

Vi sparker igang med Leishas elefantnytt (det er blitt et segment nå)! Og Marit snikanbefaler Avokadogåten fra studenttidsskriftet Argument. Googles nye faktasjekk-algoritme -- sjekk også RBUTR. Dessuten er det gledelig at http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com/ kommer høyt på googleresultater når man søker "vaccines cause autism"! Vi er også spente på hvordan det norske prosjektet Faktisk utvikler seg. Skeptical Science sin Debunking Handbook Når denne episoden er på lufta, forbereder Norge sin deltagelse i den verdensomspennende March for Science. Vi snakker litt om det: Hva marsjeres det for? Er en marsj riktig virkemiddel for "saken"? Er marsjen politisk og er det bra? I USA, der marsjen har sitt utspring, har diversitet blitt løftet frem som et viktig punkt. Er det viktig, og trenger vi bry oss om det i Norge? Vi anbefaler uansett dette store arrangementet, hvor bl.a. vår egen Marit skal holde appell (i Oslo)! Andre anbefalinger i denne episoden er folkeforsknings-bikuben Zooniverse sitt nye prosjekt som skal prøve å finne den mystiske planet 9 (og rett etter innspilling hadde prosjektet rett og slett blitt avsluttet, for folk hadde sett gjennom alle dataene som var tilgjengelig -- så da kan vi jo anbefale f.eks. pingvintelling i stedet!) Og så er det Forberedelser til det postfaktuelle samfunn på Deloittehuset i Oslo, 26. april kl. 15.  Og husk å få med dere Boligjakten sesong 5 episode 10! :D

According to the International Maritime Bureau, kidnappings at sea are at a 10-year high despite a decline in pirate attacks. We'll explore some of the factors contributing to the statistic and consider what might be done to put an end to crimes at sea. And later, we'll consider popular ideas about climate science with John Cook of Skeptical Science. Join us at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240 and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter (@cathylewistalks).

New Phase in Climate Crisis Raises Demand for Clean Energy by MFlowers We speak with Dr. Michael E. Mann, esteemed climate scientist, about the latest science regarding the climate crisis – the rise in global temperature, sea level rise, the impact of glacier melting on ocean currents and weather and what we can expect in the next few decades. Then we speak with Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson who has developed a 50-state plan for 100% renewable energy in the United States. Relevant articles and websites: Earth Enters New Era of Extreme Weather Caused by Global Warming, Michael Mann interviewed by Sharmini Peries 100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water and Sunlight (WWS) All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for the 50 United States by Mark Jacobson et alia. RealClimate.org The Solutions Project  Skeptical Science Solutionary Rail   Guests: Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). He is also director of the Penn StateEarth System Science Center (ESSC). Dr. Mann received his undergraduate degrees in Physics and Applied Math from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. degree in Physics from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Geology & Geophysics from Yale University. His research involves the use of theoretical models and observational data to better understand Earth’s climate system. Dr. Mann was a Lead Author on the Observed Climate Variability and Change chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report in 2001 and was organizing committee chair for the National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science in 2003. He has received a number of honors and awards including NOAA’s outstanding publication award in 2002 and selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. He contributed, with other IPCC authors, to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2012 and was awarded the National Conservation Achievement Award for science by the National Wildlife Federation in 2013. He made Bloomberg News’ list of fifty most influential people in 2013. In 2014, he was named Highly Cited Researcher by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and received the Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Mann is author of more than 190 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books including Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines. He is also a co-founder of the award-winning science website RealClimate.org. Mark Z. Jacobson is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University where he is also Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is a Senior Fellow for both the Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy. He received a B.S. in Engineering, a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He received an M.S. and a PhD in Atmospheric Science from UCLA. The main goal of Jacobson’s research is to understand better severe atmospheric problems, such as air pollution and global warming, and develop and analyze large-scale clean-renewable energy solutions to them. To address this goal, he has developed and applied three-dimensional atmosphere-biosphere-ocean computer models and solvers to simulate air pollution, weather, climate, and renewable energy. In 1993-4, he developed the world’s first computer model to treat the mutual feedback to weather and climate of both air pollution gases and particles, and in 2001, the first coupled air-pollution-weather-climate model to telescope from the global to urban scale. In 2000, he applied this model to discover that black carbon, the main component of soot pollution particles, might be the second-leading cause of global warming in terms of radiative forcing, after carbon dioxide. This and subsequent papers provided the original scientific basis for several laws and regulations on black carbon emission controls worldwide. His findings that carbon dioxide domes over cities and carbon dioxide buildup since preindustrial times have enhanced air pollution mortality through its feedback to particles and ozone served as a scientific basis for the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 approval of the first U.S. regulation of carbon dioxide (the California waiver). With respect to solvers, in 1993, he developed the world’s fastest ordinary differential equation solver in a three-dimensional model for a given level of accuracy. He subsequently developed solvers for cloud and aerosol coagulation, breakup, condensation/evaporation, freezing, dissolution, chemical equilibrium, and lightning; air-sea exchange; ocean chemistry; greenhouse gas absorption; and surface processes. With respect to energy, in 2001 he published a paper in Science examining the ability of the U.S. to convert a large fraction of its energy to wind power. In 2005, his group developed the first world wind map based on data alone. His students subsequently published papers on reducing the variability of wind energy by interconnecting wind farms; on integrating solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric power into the grid; and on wave power. In 2009, he coauthored a plan, featured on the cover of Scientific American, to power the world for all purposes with wind, water, and sunlight (WWS). In 2010, he appeared in a TED debate rated as the sixth all-time science and technology TED talk. In 2011, he cofounded The Solutions Project, a group that combines science, business, and culture to develop and implement science based clean-energy plans for states and countries. In 2013, his group developed individual WWS energy plans for each of the 50 United States. To date, he has published two textbooks of two editions each and ~150 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has testified three times for the U.S. Congress. Nearly a thousand researchers have used computer models he has developed. In 2005, he received the American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award for “significant contributions to modeling aerosol chemistry and to understanding the role of soot and other carbon particles on climate.” In 2013, he received an American Geophysical Union Ascent Award for “his dominating role in the development of models to identify the role of black carbon in climate change” and the Global Green Policy Design Award for the “design of analysis and policy framework to envision a future powered by renewable energy.” In 2016, he received a Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for “outstanding scientific excellence and originality” in his paper on a solution to the U.S. grid reliability problem with 100% penetration of wind, water, and solar power for all purposes. He has also served on the Energy Efficiency and Renewables advisory committee to the U.S. Secretary of Energy and was invited to talk about his world and U.S. clean-energy plans on the Late Show with David Letterman.

On May 24, 2015, I presented a live talk at the Denver ComicCon modeled after Leonard Nimoy's "In Search Of" televsision series. The session title was, "Skeptical Science." The topic was Planet X, chosen because it has grown into a large class of different claims all under the moniker "Planet X," and so an exploration of it can explore a wide variety of critical thinking -based concepts.

"We could end up being part of the problem, even when we're right," said Jim Hoggan, co-Founder of the DeSmog Blog and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation. "Self-righteousness is like a virus, and a lot of the time, it's so subtle you don't know you have it." Hoggan discussed the challenges of communicating climate science and bridging the chasm between skeptics and supporters. "I think we're at a real risk of furthering the information gap," said Bud Ward, editor of the Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media. Skeptical Science founder John Cook said climate change denial isn't the result of lack of knowledge; it's driven by cultural factors and political ideology. “I tend to examine the behavior, rather than the motive behind it,” Cook said. “If someone’s misinforming people, you can’t comment on whether they’re lying or whether they genuinely believe it.” In this conversation on climate change media, experts discuss current coverage and how to address global issues for a clean energy future. Bud Ward, Editor, Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media Jim Hoggan, Co-Founder, DeSmog Blog Chair, The David Suzuki Foundation John Cook, Founder, Skeptical Science; Co-Author, Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on December 10, 2013

>John Cook, host van de website Skeptical Science, over de klimaatverandering, publiceerde samen met Stephan Lewandowsky het “Debunking Handbook”. Een tekst waarin ze uitleggen hoe je mensen moet overtuigen, en wat je zeker niet mag doen, als je discuteert over een pseudowetenschappelijk onderwerp.Lees meerHet debunking Handboek

Host: Chris Mooney How do you successfully debunk misinformation? The question is a deceptively simple one—which is precisely the problem. Debunking is easy—just refute false claims, and provide corrective information. Debunking successfully is something else again-you have to change minds, and make the corrective information stick. And how does that work? Well, as it turns out, we actually don't know very much about the process. But what we do know was recently compiled into a brilliant short document, the Debunking Handbook, available free for download from the website Skeptical Science. Point of Inquiry recently caught up with one of its authors, John Cook, in San Francisco at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. John Cook is the Climate Communication Fellow for the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland in Australia. He studied physics, and maintains the popular global warming website "Skeptical Science," which refutes misinformation by explaining, in user friendly fashion, the findings of the peer reviewed literature.