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Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 7 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
WEEK 1: Understanding The Climate Controversy
During the first week of the course, we introduce the course content, interact with each other and complete an introductory survey. The week continues with an exploration of political consensus, the drivers and psychology of climate science denial and an overview of the controversy surrounding this topic.
WEEK 2: Global Warming Is Happening
In week two, we will look at the indicators of global warming and myths related to temperature and glaciers.
WEEK 3: We Are Causing Gobal Warming
Week three focuses on the ways in which humans cause climate change and the myths associated with the greenhouse effect and the rise in carbon dioxide.
WEEK 4: The Past Tells Us About The Future
This week looks at the history of climate change in order to model future climate change. We also address myths related to models.
WEEK 5: We Are Feeling The Impacts Of Climate Change
Week five covers climate feedbacks and the impacts of climate change on the environment, society and the weather.
WEEK 6 and 7: Responding to Denial
The final weeks of the course look more closely at the psychology of science denial and debunking techniques. We also complete a peer assessment that asks students to practice debunking strategies on real myths that can be found in today's media.
Approach: mini-lectures, video interviews, quizzes, activities, a peer assessed writing assignment, and readings.
Prerequisite
Basic high school science recommended
Instructors
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Professor of Marine Studies
The University of Queensland
John Cook
Adjunct Lecturer
The University of Queensland
Daniel Bedford
Professor of Physical Geography and Climate Science
Weber State University, Utah
Gavin Cawley
Senior Lecturer in Computing Sciences
University of East Anglia
Kevin Cowtan
Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry
University of York, England
Sarah A. Green
Professor of Chemistry
Michigan Technological University
Peter Jacobs
PhD Student, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
George Mason University
Scott Mandia
Professor of Earth and Space Sciences and Assistant Chair of the Physical Sciences Department
Suffolk County Community College, New York
Dana Nuccitelli
Environmental Scientist
Skeptical Science
Mark Richardson
Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of Reading, Currently at NASA JPL
Keah Schuenemann
Meteorology Professor
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Andy Skuce
Independent Geoscience Consultant
Skeptical Science
Robert Way
PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography
University of Ottawa, Canada
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