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Thank you for the book recommendation. I try to read and listen to as much content as I can about climate change. > IPCC was dramatically underestimating the t
by vegetablepotpie 5y ago
Thank you for the book recommendation. I try to read and listen to as much content as I can about climate change.
> IPCC was dramatically underestimating the thinning of ice
Much of the IPCC reports summarizes work of scientist, who downplay their own results out of fear that their results will be interpreted as alarmist or biased towards an agenda. This was shown in the documentary Merchants of Doubt. The specific mechanisms employed to carry this out is outlined in this drilled podcast episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drilled/id1439735906?i=1000465248169 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drilled/id1439735906?i... it talks about the media, but it uses human psychology and applies to all people.