University offering free online course to demolish climate denial

(guardian-, 21 Apr 2015) The University of Queensland’s course examines the science of climate science denial.

The course coordinator is John Cook , University of Queensland Global Change Institute climate communication fellow, and founder of the climate science myth debunking website Skeptical Science . Cook’s research has primarily focused on the psychology of climate science denial. As he explains,

97% of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming; however, less than half of Australians are aware of humanity’s role in climate change, while half of the US Senate has voted that humans aren’t causing global warming. This free course explains why there is such a huge gap between the scientific community and the public. Our course looks at what’s driving climate science denial and the most common myths about climate change.

The course includes climate science and myth debunking lectures by the international team of volunteer scientific contributors to Skeptical Science, including myself, and interviews with many of the world’s leading climate science and psychology experts. Making Sense of Climate Science Denial is a seven-week program featuring interviews with 75 scientific experts, including Sir David Attenborough , Katharine Hayhoe , Richard Alley , Michael Mann , and Naomi Oreskes .

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guardian-, 21 Apr 2015: University offering free online course to demolish climate denial