Thank you Chris, I just ordered it from Amazon--I appreciate the suggestion. Carol
On Jan 8, 2014, at 11:04 PM, Christopher Green <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Carol, > > If you are interested in the connections between the smoking-cancer denial > lobby and the climate change denial lobby, read Oreskes & Conway's _Merchants > of Doubt_. Indeed, the two groups consist of many of the very same > individuals. Science denial is a highly-paid political industry, not just a > few parochial whack jobs. > http://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/1608193942 > > > Chris > ....... > Christopher D Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 > > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo > > On Jan 8, 2014, at 10:32 AM, Carol DeVolder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> One especially frustrating thing--make that infuriating--is that many >> Americans (and any that then follow suit, if such there be) have been >> influenced by the powerful lobby, The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition >> (TASSC). Allegedly defunct, this lobby was initiated under the auspices of >> (then) Phillip Morris to counter the correlation between smoking and cancer. >> It also undermined the claims that silicone breast implants could become >> health hazards, and trained its sights on climate change. Because climate >> change was presented as global warming, it became very easy to present >> anecdotes that seemed to show how ridiculous the concept was. I've not found >> evidence yet that this group is not defunct, the lobby changes its name when >> it suits the needs of the group, but the damage has been done--the seeds of >> question have been sown allowing for anyone with the motives to do so to >> press on with globally destructive endeavors. Anyone who objects is labeled >> a "global warming nut" and his or her credibility is called into question, >> because TASSC promotes (promoted) "sound science" and not that >> "tree-hugging" junk science. Personally, I think people should be more >> worried about what some of the lobbies are doing than what the government is >> or isn't doing, but then again, both are so entangled that one doesn't exist >> without the other. >> Carol >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Helweg-Larsen, Marie <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Some humor on the issue: >>> http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/01/polar-vortex-causes-hundreds-of-injuries-as-people-making-snide-remarks-about-climate-change-are-pun.html?mobify=0 >>> >>> And it does appear (according to some media reports - I'm not a climate >>> expert) that the cold snap is related to global warming (that is, the cold >>> weather is not just a random outlier) >>> http://qz.com/163636/how-global-warming-can-make-cold-snaps-even-worse/ >>> >>> Marie >>> >>> Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. >>> Associate Professor l Department of Psychology >>> Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College >>> Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 >>> http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: MiguelRoig [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 9:01 AM >>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >>> Subject: Re: [tips] What's the Bold Term? >>> >>> Regarding "We call it not understanding the difference between weather and >>> climate", immediately after super storm Sandy and at different times >>> afterwards, I heard a number of TV and radio commentators insinuate that >>> Sandy was the direct result of climate change/global warming. Oy!!! So, yes >>> Michael, given how cold it has been in the past couple of days, how could >>> the globe be getting warmer? :) >>> >>> Miguel >>> >>> PS: It's 13 degrees where I live in NJ; 26 in Anchorage, Alaska! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Christopher Green" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 8:14:56 AM >>> Subject: Re: [tips] What's the Bold Term? >>> >>> We call it not understanding the difference between anecdote and systematic >>> evidence. >>> We call it not understanding the difference between weather and climate. >>> We call it not understanding that the increase in mean global temperature >>> comes along with an increase in variability. >>> >>> Chris >>> ....... >>> Christopher D Green >>> Department of Psychology >>> York University >>> Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.yorku.ca/christo >>> >>> > On Jan 8, 2014, at 7:23 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > Okay, so what do we call this: >>> > >>> > "How could there possibly be global warming? It's really cold where I >>> > am." >>> > >>> > Confirmation bias perhaps? Anyway, good time to talk about this is psych >>> > class. >>> > >>> > Michael >>> > >>> > Michael A. 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