Curiosity Daily Podcast: How We Know Climate Change Is Caused by Humans (w/ Katharine Hayhoe) and the Myth of “Common Sense”
Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains how we know that climate change is caused by humans. Then, learn about why there’s no such thing as “common sense.”
June 04, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
Links to donate:
- Discovery’s Social Good Initiative RISE: Reducing Inequality and Supporting Empowerment https://www.discovery.com/dnews/help-reduce-inequality---support-empowerment
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780
- Equal Justice Initiative https://support.eji.org/give/153413/#!/donation/checkout
- Emma Bowen Foundation https://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/donate
- The Bail Project https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project
- National Police Accountability Project https://www.nlg-npap.org/donate/
- Vera Institute of Justice https://www.vera.org/donate
Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe:
- Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/
- Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe
- Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amzn.to/36RUK9O
"Common sense" isn't a real thing by Kelsey Donk
- There’s No Such Thing as Common Sense. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/too-many-goals/202005/theres-no-such-thing-common-sense
- Ellerton, P. (2016, February 2). We can’t trust common sense but we can trust science. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-cant-trust-common-sense-but-we-can-trust-science-53042
- vanDellen, M. R., Isherwood, J. C., & Delose, J. E. (2016). How do people define moderation? Appetite, 101, 156–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.03.010
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