The Importance of Uncertainty

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Stephen Coonin is someone who I know of. He used to be a Caltech professor before my time. And so he's exactly the kind of person who is a mouthpiece for making people feel the climate change is less of a worry than it really is. So yes, I absolutely think that we should be careful about what the science says. We should be particular with uncertainty and not broadcast headlines that are far from the data.

Welcome to the May 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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