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Politics of climate expertise
by Judith Curry “Concerning the inability of expert knowledge to resolve environmental controversy and the pressing need for a pragmatic reframing of policy problems to allow for solutions based on bipartisan values.”
Posted in Sociology of science
Ethics of climate expertise
by Judith Curry If deference to the authoritative opinions of experts is essential to our rationality and knowledge, and if that deference unavoidably rests on trust, not only in the competence, but also in the epistemic and ethical characters of our experts–then it … Continue reading
Uneasy expertise
by Judith Curry Experts might instead need to pick a side, join the fight, and accept that their claims to knowledge and authority will always and everywhere be contested. – Jason Wilson
Posted in Sociology of science
Death(?) of expertise
by Judith Curry I fear we are witnessing the “death of expertise”: a Google-fueled, Wikipedia-based, blog-sodden collapse of any division between professionals and laymen, students and teachers, knowers and wonderers – in other words, between those of any achievement in … Continue reading
Posted in Sociology of science
On confusing expertise and objectivity
by Judith Curry Having great intelligence or specialized knowledge isn’t assurance against a person remaining unbiased in their public opinions.
Posted in Ethics
Expertise: breadth vs depth
by Judith Curry Richard Feynman has famously stated: “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.”
Posted in Sociology of science
Meta-expertise
by Judith Curry How can we cope with becoming more hyper-specialized and fragmented in our personal knowledge bases while at the same time being exposed to too much relevant formation on the internet for any of us to learn and … Continue reading
Posted in Sociology of science
Politics of Climate Expertise: Part IV
by Judith Curry Donna Laframboise at NoFrakkingConsensus has a new post entitled “IPCC Nobel Laureates Lack Scientific Credibility,” with the subheading: IPCC insiders say many of those who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize have weak scientific credentials. They … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Politics of Climate Expertise: Part III
by Judith Curry The recent controversies surrounding Kevin Trenberth deserve its own thread.
Posted in Politics
Politics of climate expertise. Part II
by Judith Curry Over at Roger Pielke Jr’s blog, there is a guest essay by Sharon Friedman, who blogs at A New Century of Forest Planning. Her essay is on the topic of scientific integrity. She makes the following four … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Politics of climate expertise
by Judith Curry Over at Die Klimazwiebel, Hans von Storch has a provocative post where he provides his answers to recent interview questions on the subject of climate scientists’ attitudes. The first question is:
Posted in Sociology of science
In favor of epistemic trespassing
by Judith Curry On the importance of expertise from other fields for COVD19 and climate change.
Posted in Sociology of science
Week in review – climate science edition
by Judith Curry A few things that caught my eye these past few weeks.
Posted in Week in review
Coronavirus uncertainty
by Judith Curry My thoughts on coronavirus and deep uncertainty.
Posted in Uncertainty
Reflections on energy blogging
by Planning Engineer Five years ago today I started guest blogging on Climate Etc., focusing on energy related issues.
Posted in Communication, Energy
Don’t overhype the link between climate change and hurricanes
by Judith Curry Doing so erodes scientific credibility — and distracts from the urgent need to shore up our vulnerability to storms’ impacts.
Posted in Hurricanes
‘Alarmism enforcement’ on hurricanes and global warming
by Judith Curry I used to be concerned about ‘consensus enforcement’ on the topic of climate change. Now I am concerned about ‘alarmism enforcement.’
Posted in Hurricanes, Sociology of science
Re-evaluating the manufacture of the climate consensus
by Judith Curry A new book by Oppenheimer, Oreskes et al. entitled ‘Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy‘ makes a case against consensus seeking in climate science assessments.
Posted in Consensus
The latest travesty in ‘consensus enforcement’
The latest travesty in consensus ‘enforcement’, published by Nature.
Posted in Skeptics
Climate scientists’ pre-traumatic stress syndrome
by Judith Curry It’s getting worse.
Posted in Sociology of science
Truth(?) in testimony and convincing policy makers
by Judith Curry Some reflections, stimulated by yesterday’s Congressional Hearing, on the different strategies of presenting Congressional testimony.
Posted in Politics, Scientific method, Sociology of science
Hearing on the Biodiversity Report
by Judith Curry The House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife is holding a Hearing today on Responding to the Global Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Posted in Climate change impacts, Consensus
Week in review – science edition
by Judith Curry A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Posted in Week in review
2019 ENSO forecast
by Judith Curry and Jim Johnstone CFAN’s 2019 ENSO forecast is for a transition away from El Niño conditions as the summer progresses. The forecast for Sept-Oct-Nov 2019 calls for 60% probability of ENSO neutral conditions, with 40% probability of … Continue reading
Posted in Prediction
Week in review – science edition
by Judith Curry A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Posted in Week in review
