From You Over | by Efrat Fenigson
Co-hosted by Tom Nelson & Efrat Fenigson
🎙️ My guest today is Prof. Steven Kooninco-host with Tom Nelson – host of The Tom Nelson Podcast. Prof. Koonin is an American theoretical physicist and former director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at NYU, as well as a professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at the NYU School of Engineering. In the past, he was the Chief Scientist of BP’s oil and gas division, was the Deputy Secretary of Science at the Department of Energy, in the Obama administration, and was the vice president of Caltech, one of the most prestigious scientific institutions in the United States. world.
Steven is the author of the book “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters”, in which he says that there are some basic facts about climate change that experts agree on, the meaning. The truth is not settled, and major scientific studies do not support the idea that there is any kind of climate crisis.
This conversation discusses Climate Realism – a sane approach to “Climate Change” alarmism, and the role of the media in shaping public perception. We touched on topics such as the use of the term ‘climate denier,’ bias in the energy industry, the challenges facing young scientists who question the climate narrative, the role of journalists in spreading misinformation, and the influence of organizations like the UN. and Current Climate Coverage. We talk about the viral documentary ‘Climate the Movie’ and its attempts at censorship. Finally, we touch on the dynamics of funding in climate research, and geoengineering / chemtrails. Steven emphasized the need for open scientific discussion and the importance of prudence in considering this intervention. We end with a challenge & optimism to maintain integrity and truth in a broken world.
“For young scientists, talking about the climate narrative can be a career killer” – Prof. Steven Koonin
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We talk about:
00:00 Come
01:14 Introduction
03:54 Challenging the Term ‘Climate Denier’
06:43 “Silent” Climate Discussion
09:03 Impact on the Speaker
10:53 Steven’s Evolution for Climate Realism
16:33 Misrepresentation of the Truth
21:37 Organized Online Propaganda
27:34 Climate – Movie
32:03 Geoengineering & Chemtrails
41:10 Red Team, Blue Team
44:33 Dating CO2 in Deep Ice
45:55 Playing Bongos with Richard Feynman
49:06 Message of Hope
My takeaways:
- The term ‘climate denier’ is offensive and misleading, as skeptics like Steven Koonin base their arguments on scientific evidence.
- Experience in the energy industry can provide valuable insight into how to effectively change the energy system.
- Speaking about the climate narrative can be a career risk for young scientists due to funding and publishing challenges.
- According to Koonin, misinformation in the media is the result of journalists not digging deeper and scientists not correcting the misrepresentation.
- The UN’s claim to ‘own science’ and collaborate with Google to control search results proves bias and censorship.
- The documentary ‘Climate the Movie’ faced attempts to cancel it but it got a lot of attention and support from the audience. It has been well received and has created an open discussion about climate change, unlike platforms such as Facebook that label it as misinformation.
- The dynamics of funding in climate research are discussed, with the observation that adding climate to projects can qualify for climate-related funding. This raises questions about research integrity and bias.
- Geoengineering, such as stratosphere aerosol injection and cloud seeding, is a topic of great interest and debate. Although it is technologically possible to lower global surface temperatures, there are concerns about unintended side effects and the long-term viability of such interventions.
- There is a need for a red team, blue team approach in climate science to encourage open and rigorous scientific discussion and challenge consensus. However, this approach is currently not favored by the Biden administration.
- Maintaining integrity and truth in the face of corruption is a challenge, but it is important for scientists to determine the facts and allow people to make up their own minds.
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