Scientists have got to stop answering the questions they are asked. Trust me, it causes nothing but trouble.
If you want to see why answering questions is a bad idea, look no further than climate science.
For the past decade climate scientists have been trying to answer why global warming has slowed, stopped or even gone backwards. And they have struggled to answer, suggesting all sorts of reasons for the missing warming.
The strange thing is global warming hasn't stopped at all, in fact it continues to accelerate as you can see in this graph of global ocean heat content, sea level or the disappearing ice masses around the world shown in NASA's key climate indicators page.
So, how can the myth that global warming has stalled persist?
Quite simply, it is because scientists have let themselves be framed in their eagerness to answer every question they are asked. That, right there, is a big mistake.
If you want to see why answering questions is a bad idea, look no further than climate science.
For the past decade climate scientists have been trying to answer why global warming has slowed, stopped or even gone backwards. And they have struggled to answer, suggesting all sorts of reasons for the missing warming.
The strange thing is global warming hasn't stopped at all, in fact it continues to accelerate as you can see in this graph of global ocean heat content, sea level or the disappearing ice masses around the world shown in NASA's key climate indicators page.
So, how can the myth that global warming has stalled persist?
Quite simply, it is because scientists have let themselves be framed in their eagerness to answer every question they are asked. That, right there, is a big mistake.