Climate is Changing, But... - Dr. Steve Koonin, NYU - DSPod #239

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!!!
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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
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Better simulations later? (01:08:02) Economics v. taking care of
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externalities (01:46:23) Nuclear alternatives (02:01:25) Fusion
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