by Judith Curry
We shed new light on the epistemic struggle between establishing consensus and acknowledging plurality, by explicating different ways of consensus-making in science and society and examining the impact hereof on their field of intersection. – Laszlo Kosolosky and Jeroen Van Bouwel
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
Some interesting new research on understanding why there is a lack of public support for the climate change ‘consensus’, the nature of the scientific consensus, and agendas in characterizing the consensus.
by Will Howard
“Consensus” means different things to different people — and herein lies the problem.
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
An academic feud swirls around how best or even whether to express the scientific consensus around climate change.
Posted in Consensus, Sociology of science
by Judith Curry
The public seems to have gotten the memo that climate scientists believe that humans are warming the planet, and the warming is dangerous. They also don’t seem to care.
Posted in Consensus
by Michael Asten
I have decided to reject the submission based on the significant scientific consensus regarding the question of human-induced climate change. – Eos editor
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
For balance, for every @curryja you would need 30 from mainstream. – Victor Venema
by Judith Curry
Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time. It is now more certain than ever, based on many lines of evidence, that humans are changing Earth’s climate. – Royal Society
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
I have a fairly lengthy op-ed that has been published in The Australian.
by Judith Curry
Consensus denial: attacking the expert consensus on human caused global warming. – Dana Nuccitelli
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
True courage is knowing when you’re wrong but refusing to admit it. – The Onion
Posted in Consensus, Uncertainty
by Judith Curry
Well, if you judge ‘sides’ by what climate scientists have to say about the science, it is getting difficult to tell.
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
[T]here’s good reason to believe that the self-righteous and contemptuous tone with which the “scientific consensus” point is typically advanced (“assault on reason,” “the debate is over” etc.) deepens polarization. That’s because “scientific consensus,” when used as a rhetorical bludgeon, predictably excites reciprocally contemptuous and recriminatory responses by those who are being beaten about the head and neck with it. – Dan Kahan
Posted in Consensus
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
Yet these and other guidelines continue to be followed despite concerns about bias, because “We like to stick within the standard of care, because when the shit hits the fan we all want to be able to say we were just doing what everyone else is doing—even if what everyone else is doing isn’t very good.” – Jeanne Lenzer
AFP – A debilitating row with Russia at UN climate talks this week exposed a fundamental flaw in how decisions are taken — the entire system balanced precariously on an ill-defined notion of consensus, observers say.
by Judith Curry
This report outlines the main positions and debates surrounding the literally hot topic of man-made global warming. Inspired by social studies of science and technology, the goal of the report is to document, describe and take stock of this potent scientific and public ‘battlefield’ that plays out arguably some of the more pressing issues of our time. – Emil Royrvik
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
The drive for consensus within the IPCC process, and its subsequent public marketing, has becomes a source of scientific weakness rather than of scientific strength in the turbulent social discourses on climate change. – Mike Hulme
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
Mathbabe asks ‘Whom can you trust?’ and discusses trusting experts, climate change research, and scientific translators.
Posted in Consensus, Sociology of science
by Judith Curry
The manufactured consensus of the IPCC has had the unintended consequences of distorting the science, elevating the voices of scientists that dispute the consensus, and motivating actions by the consensus scientists and their supporters that have diminished the public’s trust in the IPCC.
Posted in Consensus, Scientific method, Sociology of science
by Judith Curry
The extent to which a consensus is “hard won” can be understood to depend on the personal qualities of the participating experts.” Brent Ranalli
Posted in Communication, Consensus, Skeptics
by Judith Curry
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has just published its new statement on Climate Change.
Posted in Consensus
by Judith Curry
Regarding the consensus-seeking process for the IPCC SAR:
It is diplomacy by exhaustion. And then it becomes consensus by exhaustion as we shall see. – Bernie Lewin
Posted in Consensus
by Rud Istvan
If climate sensitivity is high, then modest GHG increases cause significant warming. If it is low, then significant GHG increases will not. Analysis of the IPCC assessment of sensitivity provides another window into the ‘government-climate research’ complex and its propensity to overstate future warming, misrepresent findings, and dismiss challenging evidence.
Posted in Attribution, Consensus
