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Steven E. Koonin: The data of climate science

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How can science help us fight climate change? What does scientific data tell us and what doesn't?

Today, the academic consensus on climate change and its causes is undeniable. But there are also many ideas in the public arena not supported by empirical data or our scientific knowledge.

But what do we really know, if we factor in the data collected over centuries, together with the limitations of current climate models? To answer this question is Steven E. Koonin, one of today's leading American scientists.

 

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Naomi Oreskes: Why we should trust in climate science and then some?

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Conference with Naomi Oreskes, historian of science and columnist for the magazine «Scientific American». Featuring commentary from biochemist and science communicator David Marçal...

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Conference with Ann Druyan, co-creator of the TV series «Cosmos» with Carl Sagan and author of the new book Cosmos: Possible Worlds. With commentary from physicist Carlos Fiolhais...

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Conference with Ann Druyan, co-creator of the TV series «Cosmos» with Carl Sagan and author of the new book Cosmos: Possible Worlds. With commentary from physicist Carlos Fiolhais...

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Svante Pääbo: How genetics tells our human story

The biologist and specialist in evolutionary genetics Svante Pääbo, who has just been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine, was in Portugal to help tell the great story of the...

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The biologist and specialist in evolutionary genetics Svante Pääbo, who has just been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine, was in Portugal to help tell the great story of the...

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Every year, we dedicate a month to science and education. We hold interviews and debates with leading international and national figures, who bring the latest scientific research and learning news to the public. Everything is covered, from the universe to biology, from the brain to food and from reading to memory.

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