Small Numbers Can Have Huge Impacts on Climate and Health
A number can be tiny in relative terms but hugely important nonetheless
Stories by Naomi Oreskes
Funding Cuts Threaten to Hobble American Science
Support for basic research helped to make the U.S. an economic powerhouse, but that’s now in danger
Why Do White Men and Scientists Tend to Downplay the Risks of Technology?
The naive answer is that white men and scientists are coldly rational—but that’s not the whole story
Ensuring Measurement Devices Are Accurate Is Tedious but Crucial
Instrument calibration is essential for science—and justice
Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Must End
Despite claims to the contrary, eliminating them would have a significant effect in addressing the climate crisis
So Is It Okay to Eat More Red and Processed Meat?
A study last October said so, but the journal’s decision to publish wasn’t necessarily okay
Don’t Fact-Check Scientific Judgment Calls
They’re not meant to be taken as gospel truths
Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change
A book entitled Discerning Experts explains why—and what can be done about it
Without Government, the Marketplace Will Not Solve Climate Change
Whether or not the world reaches an international emissions agreement, the U.S. government holds the real solution
