Articles by Andrew Dessler
Andrew Dessler is an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University; his research focuses on the physics of climate change, climate feedbacks in particular.
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Heartland’s climate experts: No actual expertise required
A journalist friend recently sent me this: I just got my “Journalist’s Guide to Global Warming Experts” from The Heartland Institute in the mail. They list four “experts” in Texas. It’s an awesome list. … Robert Bradley, energy expert H. Sterling Burnett, policy analyst Dr. John Dale Dunn, emergency physician Michael Economides, petroleum engineer As […]
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Climate whiplash
In a recent article in The New York Times, Andy Revkin talks about the whiplash effect: When science is testing new ideas, the result is often a two-papers-forward-one-paper-back intellectual tussle among competing research teams. When the work touches on issues that worry the public, affect the economy or polarize politics, the news media and advocates […]
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Journalists need to evaluate strength of scientific consensus
One of the biggest problems in the climate change debate is the fact that many people out there fail to understand the finer points of “scientific consensus.” For an example of this misunderstanding, see Ron Rosenbaum’s recent article in Slate. (h/t Dot Earth.) His article trots out one of the staples of the denial industry: […]
