Episode 600 • • 3:01:00 - 3:05:38
600: Seven Proxies
Scientific Consensus, Roger Revelle's Recantation, Cosmos Magazine
The concept of "scientific consensus" is challenged as a political rather than scientific tool. Roger Revelle's later-life recantation—where he co-authored an article with Fred Singer in Cosmos Magazine urging caution—is discussed. Al Gore reportedly dismissed his former mentor as "senile" to maintain the "debate is over" narrative.