See, you're doing it, too. My sofa isn't on fire, metaphorically. Science != science journalism. In terms of how narrative works, scary stories sell better, so

See, you're doing it, too. My sofa isn't on fire, metaphorically. Science != science journalism. In terms of how narrative works, scary stories sell better, so there's a bias in the story-telling. It just makes filtering through all the rubbish that more difficult. If I have to bet, I bet on AGW but that's like one bit of information. All the other bits are harder to get to. I literally am dependent on the kindness of other people who can do the math for a reading of it. And that ignores the side effects of overreaction.