This is why there’s climate controversy: reporters are stupid and scientists are difficult to understand. Just watch this clip for a demonstration of both principles.

kqedscience:

CNN anchor Carol Costello tells Bill Nye the Science Guy in her interview, “If you Google your name, ‘Bill Nye,’ you’re the kooky guy who doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” in regards to climate change.

Read more here about their interview.

#climate change  #science  #cognitive dissonance  #education  #bill nye  #journalism  
∞  07/13/12 at 07:15am via youtube.com
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  1. outterxspace reblogged this from stellar-indulgence
  2. stellar-indulgence reblogged this from kqedscience and added:
    because his personality coupled with...say attracts children, and children need to learn...
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  6. silas216 reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    Name calling. That’s pretty rich, coming from the network that gave the likes of Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson
  7. mstockton reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    Bill Nye said it; it must be true. Also, if you google “Bill Nye” you actually find a lot of pages that talk about what...
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  13. turnvias reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” UUUH
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  15. little-runaway-bunny reblogged this from little-coyote and added:
    I really don’t think that Bill Nye embodies an esoteric, “difficult to understand” scientist in this interview. The...
  16. thewarroomctv reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    CNN anchor Carol Costello tells Bill Nye the Science Guy in her interview, “If you Google your name, ‘Bill Nye,’ you’re...
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  18. rossecosse reblogged this from sagansense and added:
    Bill Nye the science guy, always worth a read.
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  22. kthonios reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    I remember watching this the day he was interviewed. The way she treated him was rude and patronizing.
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  24. perscientiamlibertas reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    Top youtube comment: “What a disrespectful, unintelligent bitch.”
  25. ohmeursault reblogged this from climateadaptation and added:
    Do you really want to go to your grave as the person who publicly asked Bill Nye “Who do you think you are? How dare...
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