Well, I’m not a climate scientist (although I do have a University Science degree). But I was highly amused by this video from the ABC’s Hungry Beast program. Even though I usually can’t stand rap, the subject matter makes this Gold:
http://oneworldgroup.org/2011/05/11/im-a-climate-scientist-official-music-video/
I especially like the digs at Alan Jones and Andrew Bolt.
At the back of it all is an issue that is one of my pet peeves: why are we all so ready and willing to listen to former football players and/or radio shock jocks, but not experts? There are fundamental and widespread misunderstandings about the nature of science, but I can’t help thinking there’s a deeper underlying issue, or issues. The bearer of bad news is never welcome, for one. And people seem to crave the reassurance of those who offer certainties over probabilities.
In a broader sense, we would be much better off following those who have doubts but suggest a way forward as the best of the available alternatives, rather than the super-confident psychopaths who insist that their’s is the only right way. And beware of anyone offering simple solutions. They’re almost cerainly wrong.
