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1) I had to Google this, but I don't think James Hansen was part of IPCC 2) I agree scientist are people too: you need to distinguish between their work (e.g.
by nanairo 16y ago
1) I had to Google this, but I don't think James Hansen was part of IPCC
2) I agree scientist are people too: you need to distinguish between their work (e.g. their papers) and the rest of their lives. Only the formers have to undergo scientific scrutiny. Outside of that they are normal people like everyone else.
3) When a scientist speaks about something which is not his field, of course his titles and such don't count for much. But my impression is that people complain of scientist even when they speak of what they know, and back their statements with evidence from their studies.
- anamax 16y ago> 1) I had to Google this, but I don't think James Hansen was part of IPCC Hansen wasn't the only climate scientist who expressed that point of view. Also, the "jail them" sentiment isn't uncommon among the IPCC. I'd like to see evidence that the IPCC scientists decried such stuff, or, better yet, the "beyond the science" proclamations, but I don't expect it because that almost never happens when science and policy are mixed. And that's a shame, because policy is a place where we desparately need the best science. Instead, we get the worst science, reserving the best science for things that don't have much impact on human lives.