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Despite all that, Jacobson's work gets uncritical acclaim in the popular press to this day, even as other scientists keep pointing out problems with it.
by DennisP 4y ago
Despite all that, Jacobson's work gets uncritical acclaim in the popular press to this day, even as other scientists keep pointing out problems with it.
- danuker 4y ago
- eru 4y agoThey aren't.
- witrak 4y agoReally? What country do you live in?
- michaelt 4y agoThe media are often a mouthpiece for the highest bidder when we're talking about their billionaire owners, and multinationals spending a lot on advertising, and industry press wanting access to exclusive previews, and industries handing out freebies like 'review samples' and flying people to product launches in exotic locations. However, academic climate scientists are none of these. More likely journalists see "stanford climate scientist" saying something that seems right to them, and they don't look much further than that.
- eru 4y agoSee eg https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/09/18/too-much-dark-money-in-almonds/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/09/18/too-much-dark-money-in...