Past Event

Science As A Contact Sport

Wed, Nov 3 2010 - 12:00pm

Science As A Contact SportBen Santer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor, Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford Uninversity Greg Dalton, Climate One - Moderator How are the venomous personal attacks on climate scientists impacting their work? Is the scrutiny causing them to be even more cautious than they are by nature? A chilling effect? What needs to be done to make scientists better public communicators? Is Bjorn Lomborg's partial revision of his skeptical views on global warming an aberration or an indication of a broader shift? Join us for a discussion of politics and science in the age of "global weirding." Location: SF Club OfficeTime: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon programCost: $12 members, $20 non-members, students free (with valid ID)Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One program on KRCD public TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV in the Bay Area. In association with the Science & Technology MLF.