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Das ist ein Gespräch, das mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Axel Bojanowski und ich haben gleich zu Beginn der virtuellen Session losgelegt und diskutiert, bis ich dann den Notstopp ziehen musste — schließlich sollte das eine Podcast-Folge werden und nicht nur eine höchst interessante Diskussion unter vier Augen. Der Titel dieser Folge ist vielleicht kurios, aber mir ist das Zitat von Karl Popper aus den 1980er Jahren eingefallen: »Wissenschaft ist, wenn man schwarz gekleidet in einem dunklen Kohlenkeller nach einer schwarzen Katze sucht, von der man gar nicht weiß, ob sie existiert.« Davon leiten sich alle möglichen Folgen ab, unter anderem, dass Wissenschaft immer von Annahmen geprägt ist. Sie ist auch mit zum Teil großer Unsicherheit verbunden. Viel Bescheidenheit und Selbstkritik wären in der Interpretation und Darstellung notwendig. Davon ist in der heutigen Welt nicht viel zu finden. Besonders nicht Bescheidenheit und kritische, kluge Reflexion als Fundament unserer politischen und gesellschaftlichen Entscheidungen, eher aktivistische Grabenkämpfe, die mehr mit dem Circus Maximus als mit Expertenwesen zu tun haben.  Wir behandeln folglich in dieser Episode Qualitätsprobleme in der Wissenschaft, Aktivismus, die Rolle von Journalisten und Medien, Anreizsysteme, welche Themen in der Wissenschaft überhaupt diskutiert werden und von wem. Außerdem, welchen Schaden wir anrichten, wenn wir nicht mehr in der Lage sind, in kritischen Zeiten Ideen klug zu reflektieren und was wir mit unseren Kindern und Jugendlichen machen, wenn wir sie ständig mit apokalyptischen Visionen konfrontieren. Wo sind wir also falsch abgebogen? Was können wir alle tun, damit wir ein positives Bild der Zukunft entwickeln können und wir wieder darüber sprechen, wie wir Fortschritt erzielen können und nicht nur ständig im defätistisch/apokalyptischen Denken stecken bleiben. Ich sollte an dieser Stelle nicht vergessen, meinen Gast vorzustellen, auch wenn ihn die meisten sicher schon kennen: Axel Bojanowski diplomierte an der Universität Kiel über Klimaforschung. Seit 1997 arbeitet er als Wissenschaftsjournalist, u. a. für "Die Zeit", "Nature Geoscience", "Geo", "Stern" und der "Süddeutschen Zeitung". Er war Redakteur beim "Spiegel" , dann Chefredakteur bei "Bild der Wissenschaft" und "Natur". Seit August 2020 ist er Chefreporter für Wissenschaft bei "WELT". Bojanowski hat fünf Sachbücher verfasst. Der Berufsverband Deutscher Geowissenschaftler hat ihn 2024 für seine publizistischen Leistungen ausgezeichnet. Aus meiner persönlichen Sicht ist Axel Bojanowski einer der besten Wissenschaftsjournalisten, die ich kenne. Gerade im deutschsprachigen Raum würden wir viel mehr Journalisten seiner Güte dringend benötigen. Er hat auch zwei wichtige und sehr zugängliche Bücher geschrieben, deren Themen natürlich in diesem Gespräch auch thematisiert werden. Wir beginnen mit der Frage, wie die Qualität wissenschaftlicher Aussagen zu beurteilen ist. Wird es immer schwieriger zu erkennen, was ernsthafte Wissenschaft und was irrelevant, falsch oder Ideologie oder Aktivismus ist? »Science und Nature sind mittlerweile journalistische Produkte. Letztlich gelten sie als die wichtigsten Impact-Magazine für die Wissenschaft, aber eigentlich funktionieren sie nach den Gesetzen von Massenmedien.«  Es wird so getan, als ob es vollkommen klar wäre, wie man den Klimawandel begrenzt. Es wird nicht verstanden oder aufgegriffen, dass es sich um komplexe Zielkonflikte handelt. »The time for debate has ended.« Marcia Nutt Funktionieren journalistische Medien heute immer stärker so, dass es um persönliche Absicherung geht, indem man Nachrichten publiziert, von denen man annimmt, dass sie dem aktuellen Zeitgeist entsprechen und somit sozial erwünscht sind?  »Wenn man Artikel dieser Art bringt, hat man nichts zu befürchten.« Welche Geschichten erzählen wir uns als Gesellschaft und unseren Kindern und Jugendlichen? »Es handelt von weitgehend ignorierten Sensationen der jüngeren Menschheitsgeschichte der letzten 200 Jahre, also von der Industrialisierung und ihren Folgen, die die Welt besser gemacht haben, als die meisten Leute ahnen. Diese Geschichten werden kaum erzählt.« Erleben wir aktuell ein Multiorganversagen der wesentlichen Strukturen und Institutionen, die unsere moderne Zivilisation bisher ermöglicht haben? »Covid war sozusagen Klimadebatte im Schnelldurchlauf.« Sollten in einer Krise nicht verschiedene kluge Ideen unterschiedlicher Art diskutiert und abgewogen werden? »Es wurde ganz schnell verlangt, sich einem Lager zuzuordnen. Wenn man das nicht eindeutig selbst tut, dann wird man in ein Lager eingeordnet.« Was ist der Zusammenhang von Risiko, Unsicherheit und welche Entscheidungen folgen aus wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis? »Man hat bei Covid wie beim Klima hohe Risiken mit mit großen Unsicherheiten verbunden.[…]  Dann wird aber so getan als ob es eindeutig wäre und man im Grunde ganz klare Fakten aus der Wissenschaft bekäme und Handlungsanweisungen — was nie der Fall ist. Aus wissenschaftlichen Fakten folgen keine Handlungensanweisngen. Nie.« Gibt es tatsächlich immer nur die eine richtige Antwort auf ein Problem, follow the science — alternativlos? »Es gibt wahnsinnig viele Möglichkeiten, auf dieses Problem zu reagieren [Klima, Covid|. Es ist letztlich eine Wertefrage.« Finden wir immer wieder dieselbe Lagerbildung vor, die aber aus anderen »Quellen« gespeist ist, etwa Technologieoptimisten vs. -pessimisten, Liberale vs. Etatisten, und dergleichen? Das ist sehr ungünstig, denn:  »Wissenschaft ist nun mal der beste Erkenntnisprozess, den wir haben. […] Um Wissenschaft richtig zu verstehen, müsste man aber Unsicherheiten immer klar mitkommunizieren.« Ist es besser, eine falsche Karte oder gar keine Karte zu haben, wenn man eine Wanderung unternimmt? »Es geht auf diesen Ebenen [wissenschaftliche Prozesse] immer auch um Macht, das darf man nicht vergessen. Wenn man es versäumt, sich auf die Seite zu schlagen, die den Ton angibt, dann verliert man an Einfluss.« Im Journalismus wurde jede Form der Differenzierung sofort bekämpft. Wie kann man aber als Gesellschaft unter solchen Bedingungen bei komplexen Herausforderungen klug entscheiden? Wissenschaft und Journalismus sollten aber beide Prozesse der Wahrheitsfindung sein. Betonung liegt dabei auf »Prozess« — was bedeutet dies für die praktische Umsetzung? Werden Opportunismus und Feigheit, seine eigene Meinung zum Ausdruck zu bringen, zur größten Bedrohung unserer Gesellschaft? »Journalisten sind vor allem feige.« Wie sollten wir mit Unsicherheiten umgehen? »Die Unsicherheiten aber, und das ist ein wichtiger Punkt, können gerade nicht beruhigen. Es sind die Unsicherheiten, ein Problem an sich.« Gibt es nur umstrittene und irrelevante Wissenschafter?  Falsche Prognosen und Aussagen in der Öffentlichkeit haben für opportunistische Wissenschafter auch fast nur positive Seiten und werden in der Praxis kaum bestraft. Sie können dieselben falschen Ideen über Jahrzehnte breit publik machen und werden auch noch belohnt — weil sie ja vermeintlich auf der »richtigen« Seite stehen. Die grundlegende Frage dahinter scheint zu sein: Welche Geschichten erzählt sich eine Gesellschaft, von welchen wird sie geleitet, welche sind konstitutiv für ihre Kultur und wie können wir diese ändern, um damit wieder einen positiven Blick auf die Zukunft zu bekommen? Nadelöhre der Wissenschaft Die Universitäten haben sich, wie auch die Medien, immer weiter homogenisiert — von Vielfalt leider keine Spur.  »Das Milieu verstärkt sich selbst.« Was bedeutet das, etwa am Beispiel der Attributionsforschung? Was bedeutet dies für große politische Projekte, wie die deutsche Energiewende, die nicht nur im großen Maßstab gescheitert ist, sondern auch Deutschland schwer beschädigt hat. Wer trägt dafür nun die Verantwortung? Und die Medien stimmen alle das gleiche Lied an, ohne kritisch zu hinterfragen — warum eigentlich? »Man guckt gar nicht mehr, was stimmt, sondern: Was schreiben die anderen?« Warum ist es so schwer bei Klimafragen, die Fakten korrekt darzustellen? Aktuell wird von Politik und Aktivisten ständig betont, dass es viele Hitzetote gäbe. Es wird nicht erwähnt, dass es zehnmal so viele Kältetote gibt: »Across the 854 urban areas in Europe, we estimated an annual excess of 203 620 deaths attributed to cold and 20 173 attributed to heat.«, Pierre Masselot et al Diese einseitige Propaganda wird überall in der Gesellschaft verbreitet, auch an den Schulen: »Papa, wenn der Meeresspiegel steigt, sterben wir?!« Was richten wir mit unseren Kindern an? »Der Erfolg der menschlichen Zivilisation beruht darauf, dass man sich von der Natur unabhängig gemacht hat und dass man die Natur auch für sich genutzt hat. […] Diese Geschichten des Fortschritts sind wichtig zu verstehen; gerade für Kinder!« Wir leben nicht, wir sterben in Harmonie mit der Natur: »Have you heard people say that humans used to live in balance with nature? […] There was a balance. It wasn't because humans lived in balance with nature. Humans died in balance with nature. It was utterly brutal and tragic.«, Hans Rosling Erst seit rund 100 Jahren können wir davon sprechen, dass Menschen ansatzweise in modernem Lebensstandard leben. »Wir zogen in die Stadt zu einem alten Ehepaar in eine kleine Kammer, wo in einem Bett das Ehepaar, im andern meine Mutter und ich schliefen. Ich wurde in einer Werkstätte aufgenommen, wo ich Tücher häkeln lernte; bei zwölfstündiger fleißiger Arbeit verdiente ich 20 bis 25 Kreuzer im Tage. Wenn ich noch Arbeit für die Nacht nach Hause mitnahm, so wurden es einige Kreuzer mehr. Wenn ich frühmorgens um 6 Uhr in die Arbeit laufen mußte, dann schliefen andere Kinder meines Alters [ca. 11 Jahre] noch.« »Es war ein kalter strenger Winter und in unsre Kammer konnten Wind und Schnee ungehindert hinein. Wenn wir morgens die Tür öffneten, so mußten wir erst das angefrorene Eis zerhacken, um hinaus zu können, denn der Eintritt in die Kammer war direkt vom Hof und wir hatten nur eine einfache Glastür. Heizen konnten wir daheim nicht, das wäre Verschwendung gewesen, so trieb ich mich auf der Straße, in den Kirchen und auf dem Friedhof herum.«, Adelheid Popp ca. 1890 Ist der Mensch das Krebsgeschwür des Planeten? Was passiert, wenn wir über Jahrzehnte solche Narrative in Schulen, Universitäten und Medien verbreiten? Wird der Fortschritt paradoxerweise von denen bekämpft, die fortgeschritten sind? Welches eigenartige und ethisch fragwürdige Signal senden wir da an den Rest der Welt? »Elend bedarf keiner Erklärung. Das ist der Normalfall. Wohlstand bedarf der Erklärung.« Wir scheinen aber in einer Zeit zu leben, wo Wohlstand, zumindest für einige, so normal geworden ist, dass man jedes Gefühl für die realen Prozesse der Welt verlernt hat und ignoriert. Wo man selbst die vermeintlich wichtigsten eigenen Ziele obskuren Ideologien opfert: »Zu Zeiten, wo der Klimawandel angeblich das größte Problem ist, schaltet man klimafreundliche Kernkraftwerke ab.« Warum findet die Diskussion komplexer Phänomene so gespalten und so feindselig und gleichzeitig so pseudo-elitär statt? Wie das gut gemeinte Definieren von simplistischen Indikatoren das Gegenteil des gewünschten Ziels erreichen kann. Aus einem Indikator wird ein Götz, dem bedingungslos in den Untergang gefolgt wird. Klimaschutz nur mit Wind und Sonne ist eine Irreführung deutscher Aktivisten und gedankenloser Politik. Oder ist es vielmehr eine bait and switch Strategie? Man lockt mit dem einen, tauscht es dann aber durch eine andere Sache aus? Man lockt mit Klimawandel, möchte aber tatsächlich eine radikale politische Wende erzielen? Der Gipfel der Ideologie: ein Giga-Projekt wie die »Energiewende« ganz bewusst ohne Kostenkontrolle? Ein Bürger stellt eine Anfrage: »Zunächst dürfen wir anmerken, dass die Bundesregierung keine Gesamtkostenrechnung zur Energiewende unternimmt.«, Frage den Staat (2023) Damit bleibt noch eine grundlegende Frage: Wer soll, oder genauer, wer kann eigentlich die Verantwortung für die komplexen Entscheidungen der heutigen Zeit tragen? Soll eine Expertokratie die Welt retten, oder sind es letztens nur die Menschen selbst, die diese Verantwortung tragen müssen? Referenzen Andere Episoden Episode 125: Ist Fortschritt möglich? Ideen als Widergänger über Generationen Episode 120: All In: Energie, Wohlstand und die Zukunft der Welt: Ein Gespräch mit Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher Episode 118: Science and Decision Making under Uncertainty, A Conversation with Prof. John Ioannidis Episode 116: Science and Politics, A Conversation with Prof. Jessica Weinkle Episode 112: Nullius in Verba — oder: Der Müll der Wissenschaft Episode 109: Was ist Komplexität? Ein Gespräch mit Dr. Marco Wehr Episode 107: How to Organise Complex Societies? A Conversation with Johan Norberg Episode 106: Wissenschaft als Ersatzreligion? Ein Gespräch mit  Manfred Glauninger Episode 96: Ist der heutigen Welt nur mehr mit Komödie beizukommen? Ein Gespräch mit Vince Ebert Episode 94: Systemisches Denken und gesellschaftliche Verwundbarkeit, ein Gespräch mit Herbert Saurugg Episode 93: Covid. Die unerklärliche Stille nach dem Sturm. Ein Gespräch mit Jan David Zimmermann Episode 91: Die Heidi-Klum-Universität, ein Gespräch mit Prof. Ehrmann und Prof. Sommer Episode 86: Climate Uncertainty and Risk, a conversation with Dr. Judith Curry Episode 80: Wissen, Expertise und Prognose, eine Reflexion Episode 76: Existentielle Risiken Episode 74: Apocalype Always Axel Bojanowski Axel Bojanowski, Was Sie schon immer übers Klima wissen wollten, aber bisher nicht zu fragen wagten: Der Klimawandel zwischen Lobbygruppen und Wissenschaft, Westend (2024) Axel Bojanowski, 33 erstaunliche Lichtblicke, die zeigen, warum die Welt viel besser ist, als wir denken, Westend (2025) Homepage Axel Bojanowski Substack Die Welt Twitter/X LinkedIn Fachliche Referenzen Marcia McNutt, The beyond-two-degree inferno, Science Editorial (2015) Patrick Brown, Do Climate Attribution Studies Tell the Full Story? (2025) Roger Pielke Jr., What the media won't tell you about ... hurricanes (2022) Roger Pielke Jr., Making Sense of Trends in Disaster Losses (2022) Roger Pielke Jr., What the media won't tell you about . . . Drought in Western and Central Europe (2022) Rob Henderson, 'Luxury beliefs' are latest status symbol for rich Americans (2019) Bernd Stegemann, Die Klima-Gouvernanten und ihre unartigen Zöglinge (2025) Steven Koonin, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters, BenBella Books (2021) Hart aber Fair (Sonja Flaßpöhler) (2021) Pierre Masselot et al, Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold; 854 cities in Europe, Lancet Planet Health (2023) Hans Rosling, Factfulness, Sceptre (2018) Adelheid Popp, Jugendgeschichte einer Arbeiterin (1909) Axel Bojanowski, Scheuklappen der Klimaforschung (2024) Frag den Staat: Kosten der Energiewende von 2000 bis 2022 (2023)

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Today we are thrilled to kick off the first COBT episode of 2025 with our good friend Rob West, Founder and Lead Analyst at Thunder Said Energy. Rob started Thunder Said in 2019 and provides unique, thought-provoking, and economic-driven insights into energy transition research and technologies. He is a long-time energy analyst and previously built and led the energy practice at Redburn and served at Sanford C. Bernstein and Partners Capital before launching Thunder Said. This episode marks Rob's fifth appearance on COBT; he most recently joined in January 2024 (episode linked here). We were delighted to connect with Rob to reflect on 2024 and explore what the future might hold for energy in 2025. Rob has now kicked us off in 2022, 2024 and 2025. This may be becoming a tradition! We covered a lot of territory in our conversation starting with Rob's musings on trying to define what energy transition actually means, how the world's current focus on avoiding catastrophe needs to be replaced with more aspirational visions of human progress, the role of policy, subsidies, and competitiveness, the need for energy abundance to support human development, and the risks of pursuing costly and ineffective strategies that fail to achieve their objectives. Rob shares his perspective on how energy affordability and economic competitiveness influence voter behavior and government policy shifts, how shifting geopolitical dynamics are shaping global energy strategies, the potential for AI to enable breakthroughs on everything from materials value chains to DAC, the geopolitical situation in Estonia, and the broader implications of Russian aggression. At one point Rob observes “the West is already at war, it just doesn't admit it because of the implications.” We discuss the importance of assigning real weight to geopolitical risks in energy forecasts and market strategies, Rob's “F-U” Recession Scenario where countries retreat from global trade and cooperation leading to disruptions in energy and other value chains, and Texas's continued role as a hub for energy innovation and growth. We ended by exploring the global bottleneck in moving energy from where it's created to where it's needed, growth opportunities in utilities and midstream, the increasing volatility in energy systems, the concept of the “third great energy transition” with semiconductor technologies, and much more. As mentioned, Rob's “Energy Transition: Classic Blunders” video from December 2024 is linked here. We can't thank Rob enough for sharing his time and thoughts with us today to kick off the year in style. Mike Bradley kicked us off by discussing the performance of bonds, commodities and equities since our last COBT on December 17th with Dr. Steven Koonin (episode linked here). He noted that the 10-year bond is currently yielding ~4.65% (up from ~4.4%) which is a Trump post-election high and a one-year high. The FED cut interest rates 25-basis points at their last FOMC Meeting, and bond trader consensus is now in the camp that there'll only be two additional interest rate cuts in 2025. On the broader equity market front, the S&P 500 has taken a bit of a breather (down ~1%) with the Energy (+2%) and Technology (+1%) sectors outperforming. On the crude oil market front, WTI oil price has rallied ~$4/bbl (to ~$74/bbl) and has pushed above its recent narrow trading range of $68-$71/bbl. Crude oil trader sentiment heading into 2025 continues to be mostly bearish, even though WTI time spreads having recently spiked, which could be signaling a tighter physical oil market. He further noted that Saudi seems to be getting more constructive on crude oil given that it raised its official selling price to Asia for the first time in three months. Global oil prices also seem

Today we were thrilled to visit with Dr. Steven Koonin, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, for the final COBT episode of 2024. Dr. Koonin joined the Hoover Institution this year following 12 years at NYU, serving as a professor in the Schools of Business, Engineering, and Physics. Before his tenure at NYU, Dr. Koonin served as the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Obama Administration. Our discussion was particularly timely as Dr. Koonin recently authored an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled “The Right Way for Trump to Ditch the Paris Agreement” (linked here). Dr. Koonin is also the author of “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, And Why It Matters.” Today marks Dr. Koonin's third appearance on COBT (previous episodes include April 20, 2022 linked here and May 17, 2021 linked here). It was fantastic to hear Dr. Koonin's perspective on energy, climate, and the future as we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025. As you will hear, he has lots of great thoughts about a broad range of things! In our conversation, we explore the need for a global course correction in energy and climate policy, the opportunities and challenges of having more business-minded individuals in government, the disconnect between the scientific community and public policy, and the importance of transparency and effective communication by government leaders to explain energy and climate policy issues more clearly to the public. We discuss key points from Dr. Koonin's Op-Ed, including his proposed actions for the Trump Administration if they were to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement, the implications of Europe's energy strategies and their lasting consequences, and Dr. Koonin's suggestions to restructure the Loan Programs Office to prioritize research and development of scalable, economically viable technologies. Dr. Koonin shares his observations on fusion energy as a potentially transformative energy source and the opportunities and challenges involved, talks about intriguing advances in energy storage, and touches on other technological innovations including underground coal gasification with carbon sequestration. We also cover the US's role in setting an example for energy policy and improving global energy access, Dr. Koonin's outlook for 2025, and more. It was a wide-ranging and insightful discussion. Thank you Dr. Koonin for joining! Mike Bradley kicked off the show by highlighting the performance of a handful of commodity and equity prices since Dr. Koonin last appeared on COBT (4/19/22). The 10-year bond yield (~4.4%) surged last week, sending it back to previous Trump post-election highs. It's consensus that the FED will cut interest rates by a quarter point at Wednesday's FOMC Rate Decision meeting, but what's not consensus and what bonds are trying to handicap, is the path forward for interest rates in 2025. On the broader equity market front, markets took a bit of a breather last week and are mixed/modestly lower this week given that investors are laser-focused on the FOMC Meeting, especially Chairman Powell's Post Conference dialogue on future interest rate policy. On the crude oil market front, WTI rallied ~$4/bbl (to ~$71/bbl) last week but continues to trade in a very tight trading band (~$68-$71/bbl) given that fundamentals still seem to point to a 2025 global supply surplus. On the gas market front, although the news came out after our COBT recording, the DOE's long-waited “Updated Final Analyses on LNG Exports” was released. The analysis stopp

1/2: #CLIMATOLOGY: The science of adaptation. Steven Koonin, Hoover Institution. 1860

2/2: #CLIMATOLOGY: The science of adaptation. Steven Koonin, Hoover Institution. 1925

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Toronto, the Royal York Hotel, for a cordial dialogue re the US Election and Canada...  1851 Toronto CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #CANADA: The case for and against Trump from Canada POV. Conrad Black, National Post 915-930 #POTUS: The debt laden legacy of the Biden-Harris Administration. Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center 930-945 #ScalaReport: The 80 hour work week and the Millennial and Gen Z complaints. Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache 945-1000 #CUBA: The regime brutes abandon the depopulated island. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #HEZBOLLAH: What must be done. Matthew Levitt: Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1015-1030 #ANTISEMITISM: Worse at Columbia. Rep. Mike Lawler, Congressman for New York's 17th Congressional District. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1030-1045 #IRAN: Prepping for the new POTUS. Orde Kittrie: senior fellow at FDD and law professor at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1045-1100 #HEZBOLLAH: Surprise. Ahmad Sharawi: research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #UK: Little Britain and Empire. Cliff May, FDD 1115-1130 #RUSSIA: Sanction beating uranium ore via China. Andrea Stricker, FDD 1130-1145 1/2: #PALEOCLIMATOLOGY: Hot and Cold Earth for the last 540 million years. Benjamin Mills, University of Leeds. David Livingston 1145-1200 2/2: #PALEOCLIMATOLOGY: Hot and Cold Earth for the last 540 million years. Benjamin Mills, University of Leeds. David Livingston FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 1/2: #UKRAINE: The "Victory Plan" and the Cyprus model. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute 1215-1230 2/2: #UKRAINE: The "Victory Plan" and the Cyprus model. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute 1230-1245 1/2: #CLIMATOLOGY: The science of adaptation. Steven Koonin, Hoover Institution 1245-100 am 2/2: #CLIMATOLOGY: The science of adaptation. Steven Koonin, Hoover Institution

Prof. Koonin is an American theoretical physicist and former director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at NYU, as well as a professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU School of Engineering. In the past he was the Chief Scientist of BP's oil and gas division, served as Under Secretary for Science in the Department of Energy, in the Obama administration, and was the vice-president of Caltech, one of the most prestigious scientific institutes in the world. Steven is the author of the book “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters”, where he argues that while there are some basic facts about climate change that experts agree upon, the meaning of those facts is not so settled, and mainstream scientific studies do not support the notion that there is any kind of climate crisis at all. From Efrat Fenigson: “I cover politics, health, climate, money, economics & bitcoin, propaganda, and more. From time to time I cover the state of affairs in Israel, the broader picture of global events, and our role as sovereign citizens.” This conversation discusses Climate Realism - the sane approach to the “Climate Change” alarmism, and the role of media in shaping public perception. We touched on topics such as the use of the term 'climate denier,' bias in the energy industry, the challenges faced by young scientists who question the climate narrative, the role of journalists in spreading misinformation, and the influence of organizations like the UN and Covering Climate Now. We talked about the viral documentary 'Climate the Movie' and censorship attempts. Lastly we touched on the funding dynamic in climate research, and geoengineering / chemtrails. Steven emphasizes the need for open scientific discussion and the importance of prudence in considering these interventions. We end with the challenges & optimism in maintaining integrity and truth-telling in a corrupted world. Tom's Twitter: https://x.com/TomANelson  Tom's Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/  Tom's links: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1  Efrat's Twitter: https://x.com/efenigson Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice Support Efrat's work: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠ Support Efrat with Bitcoin: https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson -- CHAPTERS – 00:00 Coming Up 01:14 Introductions 03:54 Challenging the Term 'Climate Denier' 06:43 The Climate Discussion "Silence" 09:03 Impacts on Those Speaking Out 10:53 Steven's Evolution to Climate Realism 16:33 Misrepresentation of Facts 21:37 Organized Online Propaganda 27:34 Climate - The Movie 32:03 Geoengineering & Chemtrails 41:10 Red Team, Blue Team 44:33 Dating CO2 in Deep Ice 45:55 Playing Bongos with Richard Feynman 49:06 Message of Hope

My guest today is Prof. Steven Koonin, co-hosted with Tom Nelson - host of The Tom Nelson Podcast. Prof. Koonin is an American theoretical physicist and former director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at NYU, as well as a professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU School of Engineering. In the past he was the Chief Scientist of BP's oil and gas division, served as Under Secretary for Science in the Department of Energy, in the Obama administration, and was the vice-president of Caltech, one of the most prestigious scientific institutes in the world. Steven is the author of the book “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters”, where he argues that while there are some basic facts about climate change that experts agree upon, the meaning of those facts is not so settled, and mainstream scientific studies do not support the notion that there is any kind of climate crisis at all. This conversation discusses Climate Realism - the sane approach to the “Climate Change” alarmism, and the role of media in shaping public perception. We touched on topics such as the use of the term 'climate denier,' bias in the energy industry, the challenges faced by young scientists who question the climate narrative, the role of journalists in spreading misinformation, and the influence of organizations like the UN and Covering Climate Now. We talked about the viral documentary 'Climate the Movie' and censorship attempts. Lastly we touched on the funding dynamic in climate research, and geoengineering / chemtrails. Steven emphasizes the need for open scientific discussion and the importance of prudence in considering these interventions. We end with the challenges & optimism in maintaining integrity and truth-telling in a corrupted world. ► If you got value, please like, comment, share, subscribe and support my work. Thank you! -- SPONSORS – ►► Get your TREZOR wallet & accessories, with a 5% discount, using my code at checkout (get my discount code from the episode - yep, you'll have to watch it): https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn  -- LINKS – Prof. Koonin's book - Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters: https://www.amazon.com.au/Unsettled-Climate-Science-Doesnt-Matters/dp/1950665798   Climate: The Movie: https://rumble.com/v4klh96-climate-the-movie-the-cold-truth.html  Tom's Twitter: https://x.com/TomANelson  Tom's Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/  Tom's links: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1  Efrat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/efenigson Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice Support Efrat's work: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠ Support Efrat with Bitcoin: https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson -- CHAPTERS – 00:00 Coming Up 01:14 Introductions 03:54 Challenging the Term 'Climate Denier' 06:43 The Climate Discussion "Silence" 09:03 Impacts on Those Speaking Out 10:53 Steven's Evolution to Climate Realism 16:33 Misrepresentation of Facts 21:37 Organized Online Propaganda 27:34 Climate - The Movie 32:03 Geoengineering & Chemtrails 41:10 Red Team, Blue Team 44:33 Dating CO2 in Deep Ice 45:55 Playing Bongos with Richard Feynman 49:06 Message of Hope

Tuesday, September 10th, 2024

This week Trump enters the Lion’s Den, Kamala seeks her roots and there’s continued fallout from the July 13th assassination attempt. Then we talk with theoretical physicist Steven Koonin, who was the 2nd Under Secretary for Science in the Obama Administration, about the hysteria surrounding “climate change.” And in the Parting Shot, the Israelis take […]

This week Trump enters the Lion's Den, Kamala seeks her roots and there's continued fallout from the July 13th assassination attempt.Then we talk with theoretical physicist Steven Koonin, who was the 2nd Under Secretary for Science in the Obama Administration, about the hysteria surrounding "climate change."And in the Parting Shot, the Israelis take out not one, but two, terrorists on the same day.

In the 3rd hour of today's show, they guy go on the sidelines with the Dawgs. The US is on the verge of being left out of the knockout round of Copa. Why aren't the best athletes in this country playing soccer? Steven Koonin details what's next for this Hawks team after wrapping the draft. 

Dr. Steven Koonin is a theoretical physicist, former Chief Scientist at BP, former Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration, and is currently a professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU. He is also the author of Unsettled, a book about the abilities and limits of climate science. We talk with him about the great distance between the scientific reports and public conception, the social unrest that's seeded by unwarranted fear of impending catastrophe, and the delicate art of speaking out against motivated consensus. Tell us your thoughts in the comments!!! Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Support the podcast by buying Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn't, and Why it Matters (00:00) Go! (00:08:34) Koonin's entry into the climate sciences (00:16:14) Not trying to save the world, just doing science (00:26:53) Cleaning the air & global warming (00:36:30) What affects sensitivity of the models (00:53:10) Better simulations later? (01:08:02) Economics v. taking care of the Earth (01:28:45) Values discussion v. facts? (01:31:53) Working skeptically for the Obama admin (01:42:43) Energy externalities (01:46:23) Nuclear alternatives (02:01:25) Fusion possibilities? (02:09:02) Nuclear as transition - shaping our future (02:15:36) Cost of progressive policy #ClimatePhysics #ClimateScienceFacts #RealClimateScience #ClimatePhysicsDebate #ClimateRealityCheck #ClimateDissent #ScientificIntegrity #ClimateHysteriaDebate #ClimateScienceTruth #PhysicsOfClimate #ScienceAndSkepticism #ClimateFactsMatter #ScienceOverHype #ClimateDebateReality #PhysicsOfGlobalWarming Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Just watched a fantastic presentation from Professor Steve Koonin, top-of-the-pyramid scientist, advisor to the US Government, Provost of Caltech - I could go on! Here I go through the best facts, and add my inputs - ENJOY!  (note: you can see Steve perform the amazing talk in full here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acyErLNL7kQ NOTE: My extensive research and interviewing / video/sound editing, business travel and much more does require support - please consider helping if you can with monthly donation to support me directly, or one-off payment: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=69ZSTYXBMCN3W - alternatively join up with my Patreon - exclusive Vlogs/content and monthly zoom meetings with the second tier upwards: https://www.patreon.com/IvorCummins

About six years ago I set a goal to read 100 books for my own personal development and education. Two years later it became a 1000 book goal to educate and learn about the world and life. Initially massively orientated around my professional life as a personal trainer I always want to still learn a far and wide as possible in all aspects to the human experience. As a personal trainer I have studied over 15 000 hours on both my career and in my life passion of martial arts. However I have always tried to learn as broadly as possible about everything else I find interesting.  Gavin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbG3uXXrD48EtQscBMLolHA Gavin's review of Steven Koonin's book “Unsettled”: https://youtu.be/XJwFT9k8JWI?si=3wrCwrm2SOfIFevc Gavin's review of “Climate at a Glance”: https://youtu.be/7yxIhVl8EUY?si=X2tyc6_HQIrJ4BxQ Gavin's review of Marc Morano's “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change”: https://youtu.be/-fX594BpwOc?si=sCpvoRRAhIf582L9 ========= About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about

Is climate science being politicized? Are facts being misrepresented and distorted to fit a certain narrative? Are climate scientists trying to dictate policy instead of investigating the actual truth? And what does it mean to be accused of being a global warming denier? Here today to discuss this controversial topic with me is no other than Steven Koonin! Steven is a renowned theoretical physicist and has recently been working on urban studies and government policies. He has also published a very provocative book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters. The book caused a lot of controversy as it challenged the dominant narrative on global warming, and today, he is here to state his case!

Steven Koonin is one of America's most distinguished scientists, with decades of experience, including a stint as undersecretary of science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration. In this wide-ranging discussion, based in part on his 2021 book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters, Koonin gives a more refined look at the science behind the climate issue than the media typically offers, guiding us through the evidence and its implications. As Koonin explains in this interview, he was “shaken by the realization that climate science was far less mature than I had supposed” and that the “overwhelming evidence” of catastrophic implications of anthropogenic global warming wasn't so overwhelming after all.

Washington has spent nearly $2 trillion on “clean” energy incentives and is still pushing for a “Green New Deal”—all due to the prevailing concern about climate change. But what if they're wrong? Today, I'm sitting down with the Department of Energy's former Under Secretary of Science, Steve Koonin, to talk about the real facts behind modern climate science.Topics Discussed:An Introduction to Steven Koonin (00:00:00)Why Climate Change is a Hot-Button Issue (00:02:09)Rising Sea Levels and Melting Ice Caps (00:08:19)Hurricanes, Tornadoes and other Disasters (13:45)What's Causing Climate Change (00:19:53)Climate Science's Effect on Society(00:26:40)Changing Weather Challenges Global Warming (00:33:36)The Death of Fossil Fuels Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (00:38:41)Guest Bio: Steven Koonin is a theoretical physicist and former Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy. He's also a former director at the Center for Urban Science and Progress, a professor at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering, and author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters. Resources Mentioned: Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It MattersTranscript: https://charlesmizrahi.com/podcast/Don't Forget To... Subscribe to my podcast! Download this episode to save for later Liked this episode? Leave a kind review! Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2196282

This week, we welcome Professor Steven Koonin to the Value Perspective podcast. Steve is a nuclear physicist by training and has a CV a mile long but highlights including being Undersecretary of Science during the first Obama administration, a professor at NYU School of Engineering and BP's Chief Scientist.  He is also the author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It, a book that has provoked much debate since its publication in 2021. During the episode we discuss: how the world has changed since Steve was at BP 20 years ago; the difference between weather change and climate change; how Steve would tell Rishi Sunak if he was his adviser;  science communication and the use of ‘red teaming'; and science-based targets for companies. Enjoy! NEW EPISODES: We release main series episodes every two weeks on Mondays. You can subscribe via Podbean or use this feed URL (https://tvpschroders.podbean.com/feed.xml) in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and other podcast players. GET IN TOUCH: send us a tweet: @TheValueTeam  Important information. This podcast is for investment professionals only. This information is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or to adopt any investment strategy. Any data has been sourced by us and is provided without any warranties of any kind. It should be independently verified before further publication or use. Third party data is owned or licenced by the data provider and may not be reproduced, extracted or used for any other purpose without the data provider's consent. Neither we, nor the data provider, will have any liability in connection with the third party data. Reliance should not be placed on any views or information in the material when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions. Any references to securities, sectors, regions and/or countries are for illustrative purposes only. The views and opinions contained herein are those of individual to whom they are attributed, and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other communications, strategies or funds. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested. Exchange rate changes may cause the value of any overseas investments to rise or fall. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.

Steven is a respected climate scientist. The book covers what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters. This book will challenge what you think you know about climate science. For example, did you know forest fires have declined since 1998 when records were started? Did you know that bad storms are no more common than they were in 1900? Did you know human activity has had no impact on the number of hurricanes? Well, you are probably getting what you know about climate change from the media, not scientists. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ancienttexan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ancienttexan/support

Presenters: Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Steven Koonin, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution. Chair: Ronald Bailey, science correspondent, Reason Magazine. Steven Koonin argued that many advocates of sweeping mandates for climate change frequently peddle misinformation, promote extreme scenarios as the consequence of global temperature rises, and smear critics of their arguments as “deniers” and with other detractions. Koonin then presented several examples from his research that provide context for environmental trends that are usually omitted from the prevailing literature on the subject. Niall Ferguson examined the rhetoric of proponents of drastic action against climate change, many of whom assert that, if the policies they favor aren't adopted, the world will experience a catastrophe involving extraordinarily high temperatures, precipitation, and sea levels. __________________________ Click the following link for more information https://www.hoover.org/news/hoover-institution-hosts-conference-evaluating-market-driven-versus-regulatory-approaches

This is the episode that you need to hear. It's full of good news and cheer! Come to find out that the earth is not in an apocalyptic alarmism situation regarding carbon dioxide, otherwise known as CO2 levels. CO2 is the food of life and has been proven repeatedly that we all need it to live and have a wonderful time while we are here on earth.    That ought to be good news, right? But if you were to listen and believe what Al Gore, John Kerry, Bill Gates, and the mere 20-year-old child, Greta Thunberg, have said... you might feel ‘what's the use?' we are all going to die by 2030. Don't believe the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and many climate change summits that tell you they know better than all of us. All ‘they' know is the lie that 'they' spread and hope that we don't catch on to the facts. That is the truth! Earth is thriving. An abundance of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere can do so much for many, including lifting people out of famine and poverty. Listen to this episode, which includes Patrick Moore co-founder of Greenpeace, and the founder of The Weather Channel John Coleman disputing these asinine claims that we all must live with less CO2 to survive. Also, Jordan B. Peterson podcast, Michelle Stirling from the YouTube channel, Friends of Science, Dr. Richard Lindzen on the Tom Nelson podcast, a Greta Thunberg rap song making a small amount of fun regarding her “How Dare You Speech” she gave at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in 2019 (‘How dare YOU, Greta!'), and yes, even Bill Gates' 2010 Ted Talk makes an appearance on the episode ... he actually wants to get to “net-zero”... that would make, as some scientists call it, a dead planet with no life on it.  The huge glaring picture that the globalists don't want you to know is what sensible scientists want you to understand. The CO2 in our atmosphere is fantastic and ought to be celebrated not demonized. Question Everything That's when the real truth comes out. Let's party like it's 2023! In this episode: “Build Back Better” montage 1: https://youtu.be/YkcaeaD45MY “Build Back Better” montage 2: https://youtu.be/vklnqIqTx30 Try CHTGPT the new AI-generated tool (ask it a question or request and get an answer) How well does it work?: https://chatgptonline.net/ Bill Gates - Ted Talk – Innovating to Zero! - https://youtu.be/JaF-fq2Zn7I Jordan B. Peterson – Unsettled: Climate and Science – Dr. Steven Koonin - https://youtu.be/reaABJ5HpLk Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society - https://youtu.be/8yp9BqXSZ6A Patrick Moore Greenpeace Co-Founder – Prager U video - https://youtu.be/WDWEjSDYfxc Sept 2022: MIT climate scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen laughs at the sheer lunacy of declaring trace CO2 to be a pollutant: "What kind pollutant is it? You get rid of it, and you die". Tom Nelson podcast – Clip on the episode: https://twitter.com/tan123/status/1624896152725331968?s=46&t=-Ckq4fGAJU6HRhJnb2SF3A  Full episode on Tom Nelson podcast - Dr. Richard Lindzen episode: https://youtu.be/FvEQBMcwHVw Rapping Greta (How Dare You): https://twitter.com/sophiadahl1/status/1616716898519126018?s=20 Go to: http://truthdetectivepodcast.com to hear all my episodes Go to https://twitter.com/stephfactfinder  (@stephfactfinder) to discover clips and more about the topics that interest you most Go to YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@truthdetectivewithstephanielee   Email me: truthdetectivepodcast@gmail.com

Steven's best-selling book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters ... Steven: Concerns about catastrophic climate change “beggar belief” ... The complexities of climate change models ... Should we worry about rising sea levels? ... Hurricanes, tornados, and other extreme weather events ... Is a zero-emissions goal worth the cost? ... How to fix climate science ... Are the Paris Accords viable? ... The coming climate backlash ...

Steven's best-selling book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters … Steven: Concerns about catastrophic climate change “beggar belief” … The complexities of climate change models … Should we worry about rising sea levels? … Hurricanes, tornados, and other extreme weather events … Is a zero-emissions goal worth the […]

Steven's best-selling book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters ... Steven: Concerns about catastrophic climate change “beggar belief” ... The complexities of climate change models ... Should we worry about rising sea levels? ... Hurricanes, tornados, and other extreme weather events ... Is a zero-emissions goal worth the cost? ... How to fix climate science ... Are the Paris Accords viable? ... The coming climate backlash ...

Dr Jordan B Peterson and Dr. Steven Koonin discuss the IPCC reports – the globally sourced research on climate change – and how policymakers take summaries of summaries from this to justify their green agenda, despite what the reports actually suggest. They also discuss starvation, obesity, green economics, and nuclear futures. Steven Koonin, a University Professor at NYU, has served as the Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Science, as Chief Scientist for BP, and as professor and Provost at Caltech. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Governor of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a senior fellow of Stanford's Hoover Institution, and a Trustee of the Institute for Defense Analyses. Koonin holds a BS in physics from Caltech and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from MIT. He wrote the recent bestseller “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters.”

In this episode of the Serve to Lead podcast, renowned theoretical physicist Steven Koonin discusses his views on the state of the climate and alternative policy responses. He also shares thoughts about his ideals as an educator; his admiration for Richard Feynman; and examples of where he's changed his mind on significant matters in recent years.Koonin brings a unique set of relevant, hands-on experiences to the complex and contentious public discusssion relating to climate disruption. He is a professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. He previously was provost of the California Institute of Technology. From 2004 to 2009, Koonin served as Chief Scientist at BP, the energy giant transitioning from its roots as British Petroleum to “Beyond Petroleum.” He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the US Senate to the post of Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy, holding office from 2009-11.Steven Koonin is the author of the best-selling book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters. Among the many plaudits for the book, Vaclav Smil, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba, declared:We have too many global warming books—but this one is needed. Steven Koonin has the credentials, expertise, and experience to ask the right questions and to give realistic answers.The Next Nationalism is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Additional Resources—Steven Koonin Medium Page, including presentations, interviews, and responses to critics.—Recent Debate [90 minutes; final 5 minutes recommended as concise summary of key matters in contention]:—American Enterprise Institute podcast interview of Koonin on Climate Science and Extreme Weather.   The Serve to Lead podcast is now on Substack. It can be accessed in the usual formats, including:Apple Podcasts | Amazon Audible | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify | Stitcher | Podchaser | TuneIn Image credit | US Dept of Energy, Public Domain via Wikipedia. Get full access to The Next Nationalism at jamesstrock.substack.com/subscribe

Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.

Steven Koonin is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on climate science and energy policies. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Koonin served as the under secretary for science at the US Department of Energy, where as the chief scientific officer, he coordinated and oversaw research across the department. Steven Koonin […]

Steven Koonin is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on climate science and energy policies. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Koonin served as the under secretary for science at the US Department of Energy, where as the chief scientific officer, he coordinated and oversaw research across the department.  Steven Koonin joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss Biden's climate agenda, recent heat waves, and developing energy solutions.

Gen. Jack Keane, a retired 4 star general, the chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Topic: Ukrainians bracing for Belarus-led invasion Chris Grollnek, Retired Police Detective Corporal and Active Shooting Expert Topic: Insight into suspected Highland Park shooter Dr. Steven Koonin, theoretical physicist, a professor  in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering, and the author of “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters” Topic: Dutch farmers protest over government plans to reduce emissions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Schon vor ca. 20 Jahren habe ich Vorträge und Seminare zum Thema Wissenschaft und Umwelt gehalten. Vieles von dem, was ich damals gesagt habe, hat sich bis heute (leider) bestätigt. Diese Episode ist so etwas wie ein Frühjahrsputz für mich: Wie steht die Einordnung der verschiedenen Ideen und Ansätze der Umweltbewegungen mit-, gegen- und zueinander? Wie steht es zwischen Theorie, Ideologie und Praxis? Werten und Aktivität? Welche Rolle spielt Wissenschaft? Wo sehen wir begriffliche Verwirrungen? Wie finden wir den Weg von, aber auch der Spalt zwischen Ethik und Praxis? Diese Episode wird die Themen keinesfalls abdecken, ich sehe es eher als ein Aufwerfen von Bällen, die zum Teil in früheren Episoden, zum Teil in späteren Episoden wieder aufgefangen und genauer betrachtet wurden oder werden sollten. Welche Ansätze und Ideologien gibt es in der Umweltbewegung? 1. De-Growth (Wachstumskritik) Wachstumskritik hat eine lange und wechselhafte Tradition, die wenigstens auf Thomas Robert Malthus um 1800 zurückgeht und immer wieder neu interpretiert wurde und wird. Eine moderne Definition der Ziele  ist: »Gerechtes Herunterskalieren von Produktion und Konsum, der das menschliche Wohlbefinden und die ökologischen Bedingungen verbessert« Wir finden in dieser Gruppe leider aber auch eine nicht zu geringe Zahl an Extremisten, denen auch die radikale Reduktion der Menschheit wünschenswert erscheint um das Ziel zu erreichen, etwa: »Until such time as Homo sapiens should decide to rejoin nature, some of us can only hope for the right virus to come along.«, David Gräber 2. »Business as Usual« Wenn wir ehrlich sind, interessiert das Thema Umwelt im Alltag immer noch fast niemanden, jedenfalls dann nicht, wenn es über das Ausrollen von Wohlfühltechnologien und -ideen geht, die dem Einzelnen (scheinbar) wenig Kosten verursachen aber ein gutes Gefühl geben, etwas geleistet zu haben: »Das Ausrollen von ineffektiven Wohlfühl-Technologien ist dreifach schlecht — abgesehen vom offensichtlichen, dass sie ineffektiv sind, führt es auch dazu, dass der Druck nachlässt etwas wirkungsvolles zu tun, weil ja gehandelt wird, und vielleicht das schlimmste: es lenkt mögliche Ressourcen weg von wichtigeren Bedürfnissen.«, Steven Koonin 3. Eco-Modernismus Dder mittlerweile 101 jährige James Lovelock in seinem letzten Buch Novacen: »Das Bestreben nach einer besseren Zeit vor dem Anthropozän ist eine Phantasie. Zunächst einmal, weil es nie eine goldene Zeit frei von Wünschen und Leid gab und zweitens, weil wir, um dorthin zurück zu gelangen, die offensichtlichen Vorteile der Moderne rückgängig machen müssten« Beim Eco-Modernismus steht der Mensch im Zentrum der Veränderung aber auch der Verantwortung; Reduktion des menschlichen Einflusses auf die Natur durch Entkopplung, Intensivierung und Innovation sind der Anspruch: »Intensivierung vieler menschlicher Tätigkeiten — im besonderen Landwirtschaft, Energiegewinnung, Forstwirtschaft und Siedlung — mit dem Ziel, weniger Land zu nutzen und weniger in die natürlichen Welt einzugreifen ist der Schlüssel, menschliche Entwicklung von den negativen Einflüssen auf die Umwelt zu entkoppeln« Eco-Modernisten lehnen radikale Wachstumskritik ab. Selbst Jorgen Randers, der Mitautor der »Grenzen des Wachstums« von 1972, schreibt vor wenigen Jahren: »Der fundamentale Grund, warum die meisten Menschen Wachstum bevorzugen ist, dass es der einzige Weg ist, den moderne Gesellschaften gefunden haben um drei Probleme effektiv zu lösen: Armut, Arbeitslosigkeit und Pensionen« Aber können wir glauben, dass wir die Herausforderungen der Zeit alleine mit Technik und Wachstum lösen können? Wie lange kann das gut gehen? 4. Singularisten/Eskapisten & Post-Humanisten Die Insel oder das Landgut in Neuseeland reicht für viele Milliardäre nicht mehr aus, um sich vor den Katastrophen der Welt zu verstecken. Heute muss es der Mars, Raumstationen oder gar das Verlassen des Sonnensystems sein. Jedenfalls ist das die Vision einiger Vertreter einflussreicher US-Eliten. Sollte das doch nicht klappen, können wir uns ja in Computer hochladen und virtuell weiterleben. Oder übergeben wir als Menschen gar den Stab an intelligente Maschinen? Wer glaubt an diese Phantasien, beziehungsweise hält sie für eine wünschenswerte Zukunft? *** Im zweiten Teil dieser Episode stelle ich die Frage, was Philosophie und Ethik zu diesem Themenbereich zu sagen hat? Wer steht eigentlich im Zentrum der Betrachtung, Mensch oder Natur? Sollten wir Deep oder Shallow Ecology betreiben? Wem sollen wir folgen, Deontologen oder Utilitaristen und was ist von der »PAT« Formel zu halten? Haben die Wachstumskritiker bisher mit ihren Vorhersagen recht behalten, und selbst wenn nicht — was bedeutet dies für die Zukunft? Außerdem: nicht nur die Interessen westlicher Industrienationen zählen: »Diese verschiedenen Ansätze haben ein gemeinsames Design, das ökonomische Ziel, die Kosten des Klima-Aktivismus zu sozialisieren und die Armen die Rechnung für die Reichen zahlen zu lassen.« und »Die Weiterführung globaler Armut und niedriger Einkommen kann nicht die Klima-Strategie der reichen Welt sein.«, Samir Saran Welche Rolle spielt Ideologie und wie ist die Lücke zwischen Ideologie, Wissenschaft und tatsächlicher Umsetzung zu überbrücken. Gerade unter Aktivisten erleben wir oft ein hohes Maß an Motivation, Kritik an Missständen aber nur sehr selten kohärente und realistische Ideen, wie die Situation verbessert werden kann.  »Es zeigt sich, dass in den fortgeschrittensten Phasen der Idiotie der Ideenmangel mit Ideologieüberschuss kompensiert wird.«, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, eine Figur in Das Spiel der Engel Oftmals scheint die Medizin des Aktivismus schlimmere Folgen zu haben als die Krankheit — helfen uns die zahlreichen NGOs also, das Problem zu lösen, oder richten sie oftmals mehr Schaden als Nutzen an? »Tausende Kuhhörner, vergraben auf einem Acker, sollen für eine gute Ernte sorgen. Für Demeter-Landwirte ein gängiges Ritual. Ein Verband zwischen Biolandwirtschaft und Esoterik.«, ZDF-Bericht zur Bio-Landwirtschaft zwischen Ökologie und Esoterik Dass es nicht nur um nutzlose Esoterik geht, sondern dass inkohärente Öko-Ideen auch massive Schäden anrichten können, zeigt der radikale Versuch in Sri Lanka auf eine vermeintlich grüne Landwirtschaft umzusteigen: »Die Befürworter von Bio-Landbau, überzeugt von naturalistischen Fehlschlüssen und argwöhnisch über moderne landwirtschaftliche Forschung, können keine plausible Lösung anbieten. Was sie anbieten, wie das Disaster in Sri Lanka offen gelegt hat, ist Elend.«, Ted Nordhaus Das Experiment in Sri Lanka wurde nach wenigen Monaten beendet, weil die Folgen verheerend waren.  Ein anderes Beispiel: Greenpeace protestiert zur gleichen Zeit in England gegen ein Solarkraftwerk und in Frankreich gegen Kernkraft. Wer kann das rational nachvollziehen und unterstützen? Wenig hinterfragte Ideologisierung finden wir aber auf allen Seiten. Wie kommen wir aus diesem Patt heraus? Kann es gelingen, die vernünftigen Ideen aller Seiten zusammenführen und die wenig hilfreichen (aber lauten) Vertreter beider Seiten zu ignorieren? Es gibt gute Beispiele von Aktivisten, die tatsächlich zuhören und ihre Meinung ändern, wenn sie von besseren Argumenten überzeugt werden, wie auch Episode 46 mit der Aktivistin Zion Lights zeigt! Nehmen wir uns diese zum Vorbild. Zum Abschluss: eine ganze Reihe von Begriffen tauchen in diesem Kontext immer wieder auf, die zumindest hinterfragt werden sollten, eine kleine Auswahl diesmal: Wissenschaft und Szientismus Probleme vs. Dilemmata »Umwelt« Naturalistischer Fehlschluss Vorsorge Prinzip Zusammenfassend: wie geht es weiter? Die Zeit, wo wir uns als passive, von Natur oder Gott getriebenen Lebewesen sehen konnte ist vorbei: »Wir können uns wahrscheinlich kaum mehr so etwas wie Naturphänomene vorstellen, die im Sinne der klassischen Theodizeefrage vollständig auf Natur als Gegenkonzept zu Kultur oder Gesellschaft ausgelagert werden können. Selbst wenn ein Komet auf die Erde zurasen würde, […] würden wir das nicht alleine einem«, Armin Nassehi Wie kommen wir zu einer systemischen Sicht, zu einem Blick, die »Gaia« als ganzes betrachtet, das menschliche Wohlbefinden nicht hinten anstellt und trotzdem nicht zur Katastrophe führt? Referenzen Andere Episoden Episode 7 und 8: Alles wird besser... oder nicht? Episode 15: Innovation oder Fortschritt Episode 16: Innovation oder Forrtschritt oder Stagnation? Episode 18: Fortschritt oder Stagnation: Gespräch mit Andreas Windisch Episode 39: Follow the Science Episode 42: Gesellschaftliche Verwundbarkeit, ein Blick hinter die Kulissen: Gespräch mit Herbert Saurugg Episode 44: Was ist Fortschritt? Ein Gespräch mit Philipp Blom Episode 46: Activism, a Conversation with Zion Lights Fachliche Referenzen Extinction Rebellion Website Degrowth US Readings Jason Hickel, Degrowth: A Call for Radical Abundance Hating Humanity Won't Get You Canceled - WSJ Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand, The Guardian (2018) Steven Koonin, Unsettled, What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters Patrick Curry, Ecological Ethics, An Introduction, Polity Press (2006) Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, Environmental Ethics Samir Saran, Enough Sermons on Climate, It's Time for ‘Just' Action Peter Treue, Blut und Bohnen, Der Paradigmenwechsel im Künast-Ministerium ersetzt Wissenschaft durch Okkultismus, FAZ (2002) Cornelius Janzen, Ritual der Demeter-Landwirte: Warum sie Kuhhörner in der Erde vergraben, ZDF (2021) Demeter, »biodynamische« Präparate Mark Lynas, Finland's Green Party endorses nuclear power (2022) James Lovelock, Novacene, The coming age of hyper intelligence Jorgen Randers, 2052 A global forecast for the next forty years (2012) Ted Nordhaus, Sri Lanka's Organic Farming Experiment Went Catastrophically Wrong, Foreign Policy (2022) Der Mensch - das Mängelwesen, NZZ (2004) The Doomslayer. The environment is going to hell, and human life is doomed to only get worse, right? Wrong. Conventional wisdom, meet Julian Simon, the Doomslayer. Wired (1997) Population, Affluence, and Technology, Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Roger Pielke Jr., More on the Iron Law of Climate Policy (2010) Carlos Ruiz Zafón, eine Figur in Das Spiel des Engels

Theoretical physicist Steven Koonin covers what the latest climate science actually tells us versus what alarmists want us to believe about everything from melting ice caps to extreme weather events. We end the conversation with an overview of Steven's other domain of expertise: multiverses! Steven Koonin is the author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn't, and Why it Matters. From 2009 to 2011, he was Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration.

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Steven Koonin about climate change and how to best engage with climate science. They discuss how people can trust the science on climate from institutions and published data. They mention the differences between weather and climate, radiative equilibrium, and greenhouse gases. They review the data on carbon, discuss various forms of energy such as fossil fuels, clean energy, and nuclear energy. They talk about rising temperatures, increased precipitation, and rising sea levels. They discuss how much responsibility humans have on the changing climate, balanced responses to tackle climate change, and many other topics.  Steven Koonin is a theoretical physicist and Professor of Information, Operations, & Management Sciences and Director for Urban Science and Progress at Stern School of Business at New York University. From 2009-2011, he was the Undersecretary for science, Department of Energy during the Obama administration. Formerly, he was BP's Chief Scientist and Provost and Vice President of California Institute of Technology. He has his Bachelors in Physics from California Institute of Technology and PhD in theoretical physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the member of numerous academies such as the American Physical Society, the American Association of the Advancement of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of the most recent book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn't, and Why it Matters. You can find his work here. 

We are always delighted to hear from young people in energy and today's COBT session was a fantastic experience. This week's primary speaker is a longstanding friend and former COBT guest, Dr. Steven Koonin. Dr. Koonin is a Professor at the Stern School of Business at NYU, Nonresident Senior Fellow at AEI and the Author of "Unsettled." Prior to joining NYU, he served as the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy under the Obama Administration and was formerly the Chief Scientist at BP. Today we had the pleasure of joining not only Dr. Koonin, but also a few of his students (Matt Mayeski, Alice Nuz, and Beniamin Strzelecki) for an engaging discussion around energy, climate, and the future.In our discussion with Dr. Koonin, we cover his course, the reception of "Unsettled" since its publication almost one year ago, and high-level takeaways from the IPCC's 2022 Report. Dr. Koonin's energy course is a "soup to nuts" analysis of the technology, economics, markets, regulation, public perception, and other forces shaping the future of energy. We discuss ideas, observations, and thoughts on solutions with his students and get their unique opinions on what the energy world may look like in ten years.Mike Bradley started the show with a look at equity and commodity performance from the past week as well as an analysis on the US natural gas curve, the European natural gas curve, and the potential interactions of the coal and gas markets. Colin Fenton expanded on the IMF Global Financial Stability Report from April with a handful of key takeaway points.Thank you to Dr. Koonin for arranging today's discussion at NYU and a special thank you to Matt, Alice, and Beniamin for joining the conversation! We hope you enjoy.

We take a deeper look into the arguments from Joe Rogan guest Steven Koonin as he casts doubt on the science of climate change. Are his arguments any good? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matthew-lanagan/support

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrf7_isQNr4 In episode 37 of the PetroNerds podcast, Trisha Curtis sits down with Steven E. Koonin, the author of "Unsettled."  Trisha and Steve discuss the premise of the book, the elevation of climate change in policy making, potential pitfalls in the data, and the controversial topic of understanding how much humans are influencing global warming and the certainty of that in the reports and analysis.  This is a frank discussion about the cost of the energy transition and the certainty or lack thereof that climate change is indeed a "code red for humanity."  This is a nerdy and controversial topic podcast filled with analysis and questions.  Steve and Trisha discuss the definitions of "climate" vs. "weather," the the importance of having a proper discussion and debate on how to address concerns about climate change and global warming, the ability to accurately model and have high degrees of certainty, grid reliability, the IEA's net zero by 2050 report, monetary policy, Xcel's shutting down of coal fired power plants and rate hikes, and Steve's comment that "net zero by 2050 is a fantasy."   This book is about "What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn't, and Why It Matters." Steven is the former Undersecretary for Science at the US Department of Energy for the Obama Administration and the former Chief Scientist with BP.  This is timely, nerdy, and a must listen to episode of the PetroNerds podcast.

While the scientific community has reached a broad consensus about climate change and the warming planet, just how well does the general public understand this consensus? In this week's episode of the podcast, Steven E. Koonin is here to discuss what we know about climate change, what we don't, and how we should respond to the warming planet. Steve is a professor at New York University and a nonresident senior fellow here at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he served as the Under Secretary for Science at the US Department of Energy under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011. This year, he published https://www.amazon.com/Unsettled-Climate-Science-Doesnt-Matters/dp/1950665798 (Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters).

While the scientific community has reached a broad consensus about climate change and the warming planet, just how well does the general public understand this consensus? In this week’s episode of the podcast, Steven E. Koonin is here to discuss what we know about climate change, what we don’t, and how we should respond to […]

While the scientific community has reached a broad consensus about climate change and the warming planet, just how well does the general public understand this consensus? In this week’s episode of the podcast, Steven E. Koonin is here to discuss what we know about climate change, what we don’t, and how we should respond to the warming planet. Steve is a professor at New York University and a nonresident senior fellow here at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he served as the Under Secretary for Science at the US Department of Energy under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011. This year, he published Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters.

According to Steven Koonin, when it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that “the science is settled.” Koonin avers that the long game of telephone from research to reports, to the popular media, is corrupted by misunderstanding and misinformation. Koonin says that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence, and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. Koonin acknowledges that the climate is changing, and he claims the whyand how aren't as clear as you've probably been led to believe, and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. In this engaging conversation Michael Shermer challenges Dr. Koonin with many of the most common critiques of his book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters, and Steven Koonin responds by drawing upon his decades of experience — including as a top science advisor to the Obama administration.

The podcast crew is joined by Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, for a wide ranging conversation about topics like climate change, ESG messaging, and energy poverty. Resources mentioned in this episode:Liberty "Bettering Human Lives" Report - https://www.libertyfrac.com/bettering-human-lives-2020-esg-report/IPCC AR6 Climate Report - https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/Steven Koonin, Unsettled - https://www.amazon.com/Unsettled-Climate-Science-Doesnt-Matters/dp/1950665798

Climate change is real, it is caused by human beings, and it is an existential threat to humankind. Politicians and industry leaders now claim to be taking it seriously. Their performances often fall short of their promises. Theoretical physicist and author Steven Koonin, however, extends climate critique to scientists and the media, arguing that while climate change is real, the consensus conclusions we have reached are overstated, the science is often miscommunicated or misinterpreted, and our policies are headed in the wrong direction. At Open to Debate, we disagree with Dr. Koonin's thesis, but we ask nonetheless: What is to be done about climate policy?On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Steven Koonin, University Professor at New York University and Director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress, former Undersecretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Obama, and author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters.

Climate change is real, it is caused by human beings, and it is an existential threat to humankind. Politicians and industry leaders now claim to be taking it seriously. Their performances often fall short of their promises. Theoretical physicist and author Steven Koonin, however, extends climate critique to scientists and the media, arguing that while climate change is real, the consensus conclusions we have reached are overstated, the science is often miscommunicated or misinterpreted, and our policies are headed in the wrong direction. At Open to Debate, we disagree with Dr. Koonin's thesis, but we ask nonetheless: What is to be done about climate policy?On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Steven Koonin, University Professor at New York University and Director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress, former Undersecretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Obama, and author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters.

Right on cue, the CDC says that natural immunity is not as good as the vaccine… Another study suggests Ivermectin has real value as a therapeutic… Dennis talks to Steven Koonin, former Science Advisor for the Obama Administration. He presented last week's PragerU video, “Is There Really a Climate Emergency.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke with Dr. Steven Koonin about his new book, "Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters." Dr. Koonin is a former Undersecretary for Science in the US Department of Energy under President Obama and is currently a Professor at New York University, with appointments in the Stern School of Business, the Tandon School of Engineering, and the Department of Physics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Half of American workers don't earn enough to rent, the IPCC report is clear: nothing short of transforming society will avert catastrophe, Jeffrey Sachs' speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, Kirk and Vaush on Tim Pool's show, Bill Burr calls out Florida Governor, Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse, and climate change denial from a former BP scientist. QUICK CLIPS - Work - It's strange to me that hiding away from a virus is called wasting your life but working a job you hate for 40 hours a week for the rest of your life is called making a living or considered to be “productive”. Kirk and Vaush on Tim Pool's show Bill Burr calls out Florida Governor MAIN STORIES - Nearly half of American workers don't earn enough to afford a one-bedroom rental - About one in seven Americans fell behind on rent payments as housing costs continued to increase during the pandemic - source Jeffrey Sachs' speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit - source Speaking about food systems transformation, colonialism, the CIA, the Republicans, the UN budget, and taxing the rich The IPCC report is clear: nothing short of transforming society will avert catastrophe - source Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse - source A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say. Climate change denial from Steven Koonin, (wrote this article) is a former chief scientist at BP who did a two-year stint in the Obama Administration, and already has won praise from anti-climate-action bloggers, columnists and The Wall Street Journal. - source Produced by The Wild 1 Media. Check out our other podcasts- https://darksidediaries.sounder.fm https://anchor.fm/ttmygh https://crypto101.sounder.fm/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Townhall Review for July 31, 2021 Kevin McCullough talks with Bethany Mandel, writer, and mother, about the CDC and the Biden administration pressing masks again for kids. Kurt Schlichter, filling in for Hugh Hewitt, talks with Byron York, of the Washington Examiner, about President Biden's speaking engagements that increasingly seem to be a cluster of bizarre sentences, sometimes unintelligible, and other times clear but making no sense whatsoever. Mike Gallagher talks with Larry Elder about his quest to unseat California Governor Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election. Mark Davis talks with Steven Koonin about his book, “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters.” Dennis Prager reads from one of the responses to an article in the New York Times, written by Maureen Dowd on climate change. Bob Frantz talks with Peter Kirsanow, a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, about “Dallas Justice Now,” an organization seeking to get upper-class white liberals to sign a pledge not to send their kids to high-end colleges to make more room for black children. Dennis Prager and Ben Shapiro talk about his new book, “The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Steven E. Koonin is a leader in science policy in the United States. He served as Undersecretary for Science in the US Department of Energy under President Obama. He has written more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in the fields of physics and astrophysics, scientific computation, energy technology and policy, and climate science, Dr. Koonin was a professor of theoretical physics at Caltech, also serving as Caltech's Vice President and Provost for almost a decade. He is currently a University Professor at New York University, with appointments in the Stern School of Business, the Tandon School of Engineering, and the Department of Physics. Most recently he is the author of the Wall Street Journal Bestselling book Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters. Steven Koonin Book Recommendations: Energy and Civilization - Vaclav Smil The New Map - Daniel Yergin Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond False Alarm - Bjorn Lomberg Apocolypse Never - Michael Shellenberger About The Inquiring Mind Podcast: I created The Inquiring Mind Podcast in order to foster free speech, learn from some of the top experts in various fields, and create a platform for respectful conversations. Learn More: https://www.theinquiringmindpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinquiringmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theinquiringmindpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/StanGGoldberg Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3tdRSOs Apple: http://apple.co/38xXZVJ Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3eBZfLl Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tiQieE

Obama climate scientist Steven​ ​Koonin on his new book Unsettled, pushing back against climate​ ​change alarmism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 15-billion-dollar lawsuit has hit the Biden Administration after it cancelled the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Canadian developer claims massive damages from the reversal of the Trump policy to finish the pipeline… which was a reversal of the Obama policy. After more than eight years of study and hundreds of meetings with state, local, tribal, and federal officials, the developers had their contracts destroyed when Biden killed what was the most advanced and safely designed pipeline to date; the pipeline would have delivered crude with a tiny fraction of the carbon emissions of the alternatives (Buffet's crude-by-rail or crude-by-truck). Pipelines have a safety record that is 50% better than crude-by-rail, which delivers hazardous materials safely from point A to point B literally 99.9% of the time. Is the pipeline cancellation really about the environment and safety? Or a continuation of killing U.S. energy security? Climate change is real, and mankind plays a role, but is this a problem? Will climate change bring economic disaster? Is it an existential threat? Resoundingly “No,” according to Steven Koonin, the former Undersecretary of Science in the Obama administration's Department of Energy. He recently released Jacki's favorite new book, “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters." Koonin proves that sea levels are not surging, and that hurricanes and tornadoes have not become fierce and more frequent. Koonin is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in physics and climate science, and a professor of theoretical physics at NYU's Department of Physics, Tandon School of Engineering, and the Stern Business School. Jacki highly recommends this book. Can the judicial branch bend the executive branch to its will? Yes. “Sue and Settle” is back. When fringe elements of an activist movement cannot get their way legislatively - through the people's representatives - they forum shop for judges sympathetic to their cause.  Activists sue friendlies inside the Biden administration … who then settle. This is an end run around the legislatures and a clear violation of our federal government's separation of powers, with judges usurping the legislature's lawmaking function. It is the judiciary's job to say what the law is - not what it should be.    Then, Jacki talks with Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, a large hydraulic fracturing (“frac'ing”) company, whose ESG report is one of the few that properly gives credit to the oil and gas industry for lifting people all over the world out of poverty. Liberty's ESG report should be a model for all oil and gas companies. Finally, Jacki discusses cybersecurity with Morgan Luttrell, retired Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Luttrell is running for Congress in Texas, and they talk about how hostile nations can mount a cyber corps to attack the vulnerable economic underbelly of the United States.

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Steven Koonin, author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters, to discuss: - Looking into the climate data - What it tells us - How severe is climate change? - Why don't people actually look at the data? - Why has the narrative been pushed to the extreme? - much more Check out the book

Koonin is author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn't, and Why It Matters. Koonin's WSJ non-fiction best-seller is one of a spate of books over the last year or so by Lomborg, Shellenburger, and Patrick Moore—all gold standard climate researchers—that argue that there is NO climate emergency, why this is so, and what little of the real science is actually settled at all. Koonin was Under Secretary for Science in the Dept of Energy in the Obama Administration, is a theoretical physicist, was Provost of CalTech, and has a prestigious scientific career.

On this week's COBT, we were very honored to be joined by Dr. Steven Koonin, author of a new book entitled "Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters." The title refers to the central thesis of the book... which is that in the rush to proclaim climate science definitive, we are glossing over and failing to speak honestly about so much that remains to be "settled." The book is a highly technical but also highly understandable tour of what we know, of the major studies that have been done by the UN, the US, and other bodies, of what the attempts at modeling the climate tell us and what the key assumptions really are. Along the way Dr. Koonin addresses many of the popular press-driven views on human-driven climate change and also offers his own thoughts about the right way forward. More than anything, he challenges us all to return to science and get away from "The Science"... his way of saying intellectual honesty and the pursuit of the truth must be made the primary goal. The stakes are high and we must stop the polarizing debate that's getting in the way of thoughtfulness as we approach all the choices before us.Dr. Koonin has an incredible background that has led him to write "Unsettled." A former Chief Scientist at BP from the "Beyond Petroleum" era, he served in the Obama Administration as the Undersecretary for Science in the Department of Energy. He is a graduate of both Caltech and MIT and today is a professor at NYU. The book has been a huge seller and it's clear that it has struck a chord with so many of us. TPH has purchased a very large order and will be making them available to guests at our upcoming "Hotter 'N Hell" energy conference in Houston on June 10th.We all read the book ahead of the discussion and wholeheartedly recommend it. It is very thought-provoking and does a great job laying out the complexity of the issues. We are most honored to have made a new friend in Dr. Koonin.We kicked off today with a quick discussion of the news and views of the last week. Mike Bradley touched on recent discussion around the JCPOA agreement and its effect on the market, Matt Portillo provided some background on TPH Research initiating coverage on Ford and GM, and finally Colin Fenton gave a brief market update and prepped us for the discussion with Dr. Koonin.Read "Unsettled" when you can. We learned a lot and had a ton of fun discussing it with Dr. Koonin!----------Copyright 2021, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. The information contained in this update is based on sources considered to be reliable but is not represented to be complete and its accuracy is not guaranteed. This update is designed to provide market commentary only. This update does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Nothing contained in this update is intended to be a recommendation of a specific security or company nor is any of the information contained herein intended to constitute an analysis of any company or security reasonably sufficient to form the basis for any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and affiliates and members of their families may have positions in any securities mentioned and may buy or sell such securities before, after or concurrently with the publication of this update. In some instances, such investments may be inconsistent with the views expressed herein. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. may, from time to time, perform or solicit investment banking or other services for or from a company, person or entities mentioned in this update. Additional important disclosures, including disclosures regarding companies covered by TPH’s research department, may be found at www.tphco.com/Disclosure. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. (TPH) is the global brand name for Tudor, Pickering, Ho

Steven Koonin is a theoretical physicist who has had a long career in academia, business, and government. In this episode, Koonin talks with Robert about his new book, Unsettled, why he believes efforts to limit debate about climate science are “pernicious,” why he is concerned about the reliability of the electric grid, why he finds the “denier” term abhorrent, and why “we need slow, steady pressure” on our energy and power systems, “not crash decarbonization.”  

On this week's podcast:“Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us,  What it Doesn't, and Why it Matters”, is a very important new book by Dr Steven Koonin. The author argues not against current climate science but against the ‘propaganda' of the media, politicians and activists. Koonin was chief scientist for B.P. before heading the Dept of Energy in the ObamaAdministration. A must listen, whatever your current views.We have further commentary on the madness in education.And, the Mailroom. Thank you for all your contributions.File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nzHaven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here

On this week's podcast:“Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us,  What it Doesn't, and Why it Matters”, is a very important new book by Dr Steven Koonin. The author argues not against current climate science but against the ‘propaganda' of the media, politicians and activists. Koonin was chief scientist for B.P. before heading the Dept of Energy in the ObamaAdministration. A must listen, whatever your current views.We have further commentary on the madness in education.And, the Mailroom. Thank you for all your contributions.File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nzHaven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here

Mike talks about Global Warming with Steven Koonin and politics with Sarah Isgur of ABC News.

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Mike talks about Global Warming with Steven Koonin and politics with Sarah Isgur of ABC News.

Dennis Prager Highlights. CIA is Woke, 2 Books- ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech’ and Unsettled: What Climate Science…, Hospital Covid Malpractice.   The Dennis Prager Show Hospital denies ICU patient ivermectin treatment Steven Koonin on his new book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters. CIA's Woke recruitment ad. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley joins the show to discuss his new book 'The Tyrany of Big Tech. Hospital denies ICU patient ivermectin treatment https://youtu.be/dewzfiSWIlI The Dennis Prager Show A Chicago-area hospital is against treating a patient with ivermectin until they are sued by the patient's daughter.     Dennis speaks with Author Steven Koonin https://youtu.be/tYq2aKEJuNA The Dennis Prager Show Dennis speaks with Author, Steven Koonin on his new book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters   Dennis and Steven Koonin discuss climate change https://youtu.be/IEuwlg65H_I The Dennis Prager Show Dennis and Steven Koonin discuss climate change and reveal a stunning fact.   https://youtu.be/QNQoutW5W4M Dennis talks with Senator Josh Hawley The Dennis Prager Show Missouri Senator Josh Hawley joins the show to discuss his new book 'The Tyrany of Big Tech.   https://youtu.be/nMy3Yx--Hro The CIA ad sounds more like a college recruitment The Dennis Prager Show Dennis shares his thoughts on the woke CIA ad, and why he's concerned by what it means.   https://youtu.be/3vTuMq-K29M "She should've rejected the ad!" - Dennis on the CIA ad The Dennis Prager Show Dennis continues with his thoughts on the CIA's recruitment ad, and wonders why she agreed to it in the first place.  

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On this special edition of The Editors, Rich is joined by Steven Koonin to discuss his new book, 'Unsettled.'