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Lisa0825

(14,487 posts) Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:25 PM Apr 2017

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science in America

Great 4 minute video on science and truth vs. politics

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science in America (Original Post) Lisa0825 Apr 2017 OP

Maybe Its Time to Have a Stalking Horse Scientist Run for President Stallion Apr 2017 #1

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There's a simple reason for the denial of science when it comes to climate Calculating Apr 2017 #3

Stallion

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1. Maybe Its Time to Have a Stalking Horse Scientist Run for President

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:30 PM

Apr 2017

someone who could respectfully and intelligently raise these scientific issues in a political forum. If TV Personalities are now presidential candidates-I'll take the personality with a brain

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3. There's a simple reason for the denial of science when it comes to climate

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:39 PM

Apr 2017

Economic self interest. One of the key points of economic theory is that people will never intentionally do something against their own self interest. Fighting climate change will require immense financial sacrifices from everyone, and a pullback in our standard of living.

People love science when it's making them money or developing a cool new tech device for them. People don't love it so much when it says "Look people, we need to make some big sacrifices to deal with this issue".

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