Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. Despite an overwhelming scientific consensus, public ...

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“It’s not going to affect us” is what I usually hear from my friends and classmates whenever the topic of climate change comes up. This apathy towards climate change, in my opinion, is the exact ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists are trained to be ...