It’s often noted that when NASA scientist James Hansen first told the senate in 1988 about the dangers of a warming planet, the day was sweltering hot. According to a new study by UC Berkeley Haas business school professor Clayton Critcher, the heat influenced Hansen’s audience. Critcher found that people are more likely to say they believe global warming exists if they feel over heated when answering the question. Participants in the study were posed the question both outdoors on a hot day and inside in a heated cubicle. [UC Berkeley]
It’s been a point of maddening frustration for scientists and environmentalists that as the predictions on global warming grow more dire, the public seems...
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