As an “Academic freedom lecturer,” Michael Mann gave a speech preaching for the end of the climate debate at University of Michigan,
By Stephen Heins
STEPHEN HEINS
on October 4, 2017 at 10:55 pm
[A humble scientist is a wise scientist. Anyone making predictions should heed the words of the great philosopher Casey Stengel: “Don’t make prediction especially about the future.” This might be a great time to have a thorough discussion on climate change, without rancor or name-calling.
Let’s admit that there are many, many people in the world who haven’t accepted the fact that the planet will always face an uncertain future, with imperfect measurements, and with imperfect knowledge, humans, and politics.
Science is never settled. Steve]STEPHEN HEINS
on October 4, 2017 at 11:24 pm
P.S. Clearly, Michael Mann has no sense of humor, nor does he have a sense of irony.As an “Academic freedom lecturer,” he gave a speech preaching for the end of the climate debate at University of Michigan, after President Mark Schlissel introduced Mann by saying that UM will always be “an unalienable forum for discovery, debate, and discussion.
STEPHEN HEINS
on October 4, 2017 at 11:29 pm
P.S. Clearly, Michael Mann has no sense of humor, nor does he have a sense of irony. As an “Academic freedom lecturer,” he gave a speech preaching for the end of the climate debate at University of Michigan, after President Mark Schlissel introduced Mann by saying that UM will always be “an unalienable forum for discovery, debate, and discussion.STEPHEN HEINS
on October 4, 2017 at 11:46 pm
Sorry about the repetition, unlike Michael I only repeated myself once. I tried to delete it, but the software wouldn’t let me.
https://record.umich.edu/articles/academic-freedom-lecturer-takes-claims-climate-change-deniers/
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