Chu 朱 on Nostr: One thing I'd like to do someday is teach a course to scientists and engineers in ...
One thing I'd like to do someday is teach a course to scientists and engineers in public communication and why we shouldn't do what Goodall is doing here.
Absolutely none of what she says is wrong. She's correct on every level. But I still wish there is a lot here she didn't say.
Scientists have this terrible mindset of thinking they are apolitical. As long as they do the science, get the facts out, the world will make the right decisions.
You have entire political parties built on "science is not a thing", "the earth is flat", and "vaccines cause autism".
Sorry. Just being a scientist and standing for facts makes you political now whether you like it or not because you are now morally obligated to say "no. None of those things are true". "Ahhh. You're political. You don't believe in blood letting when my entire political existence is about blood letting".
Whether we like it or not, the climate fight is political because our very monetary system depends on fossil money. Saying the Earth is round IS political.
A lot of what she says here will be used by the right to undermine the #ClimateCrisis movement.
Nothing she says is wrong. She's correct. Just not politically savvy in how she is saying it. Sometimes, the thing to do as a scientist is not to say anything at all.
Please scientists, please think about the political impact of what you say, not just it's scientific accuracy.
If media ever reaches out to you, feel free to ping me before you respond.
One day I will create a course for young scientists on avoiding undermining science in the media. First I need to finish writing this dissertation.
Professors in science, hit me up if you want a guest lecture in one of your classes.
This is too important. We can't keep doing this.
#ClimateBreakdown
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jane-goodall-carbon-tax-electric-vehicles-1.7170992
Absolutely none of what she says is wrong. She's correct on every level. But I still wish there is a lot here she didn't say.
Scientists have this terrible mindset of thinking they are apolitical. As long as they do the science, get the facts out, the world will make the right decisions.
You have entire political parties built on "science is not a thing", "the earth is flat", and "vaccines cause autism".
Sorry. Just being a scientist and standing for facts makes you political now whether you like it or not because you are now morally obligated to say "no. None of those things are true". "Ahhh. You're political. You don't believe in blood letting when my entire political existence is about blood letting".
Whether we like it or not, the climate fight is political because our very monetary system depends on fossil money. Saying the Earth is round IS political.
A lot of what she says here will be used by the right to undermine the #ClimateCrisis movement.
Nothing she says is wrong. She's correct. Just not politically savvy in how she is saying it. Sometimes, the thing to do as a scientist is not to say anything at all.
Please scientists, please think about the political impact of what you say, not just it's scientific accuracy.
If media ever reaches out to you, feel free to ping me before you respond.
One day I will create a course for young scientists on avoiding undermining science in the media. First I need to finish writing this dissertation.
Professors in science, hit me up if you want a guest lecture in one of your classes.
This is too important. We can't keep doing this.
#ClimateBreakdown
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jane-goodall-carbon-tax-electric-vehicles-1.7170992