Dr. Lucky Tran Jun 21, 2023

Let’s get this right. Scientists didn’t fail to communicate the risks of #climatechange, they have been warning us for a century. Our policies are failing because after knowing the risks, fossil fuel companies spent billions of dollars blocking meaningful action on #climate.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057045-catch-22-scientific-communication-failures-linked-to-faster-rising-seas/

Catch-22: Scientific communication failures linked to faster-rising seas

Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists have soft-pedaled the kinds of catastrophic risks most easily headed off by cutting emissions. While scientific communication has improved in the 2020s, this…

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Show threadabhijithJun 21, 2023
@luckytran Scientists? Even the profit hungry mainstream media warned about this decades ago. My schoolbooks were full of it 20 years ago. Still no action from authorities. I am not exaggerating. This is a clip from a series that was aired 10 years ago in the US. Similar content featured in some Indian mews debates as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYp6oc37ds
The Newsroom s03e03: The Climate Change Interview.

This now well-known episode of the Aaron Sorkin series, The Newsroom, is a jaw-dropping example of the deeply toxic relationship between mainstream media and...

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Show threadManniCalaveraJun 21, 2023
@abhijith @luckytran I don't know The Newsroom, but that segment was gold. Thank you for sharing.
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@ManniCalavera @luckytran The NewsRoom itself is gold. This opening scene is what made me watch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2HKbygLjJs
The Newsroom - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. (explicit)

I know that this clip has been around for some time. This seems as relevant now as ever. Pay close attention to the message.Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) hits t...

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Show threadManniCalaveraJun 22, 2023
@abhijith @luckytran I ordered the first two seasons, third one later. I am not into serials, but this looks really good.
Show threadabhijithJun 22, 2023
@ManniCalavera @luckytran Ordered?? Wow.. I watched it for free with Disney+(Hotstar, here in India) subscription. They charge in your country?
Show threadManniCalaveraJun 22, 2023
@abhijith No, no, for a host of reasons I am buying used DVDs/Blurays instead of subscribing to streaming services (exception: Netflix, which my wife insists upon).
Show threadabhijithJun 22, 2023
@ManniCalavera Got it. I do that for music. Everything is offline. Either audio CDs or downloaded files in disk.