How We Know Climate Change Is Caused by Humans (w/ Katharine Hayhoe) and the Myth of “Common Sense”

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Warner Bros. Discovery

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4.6 • 964 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains how we know that climate change is caused by humans. Then, learn about why there’s no such thing as “common sense.”

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Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe:

Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/
Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe
Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amazon.com

"Common sense" isn't a real thing by Kelsey Donk

There’s No Such Thing as Common Sense. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/too-many-goals/202005/theres-no-such-thing-common-sense
Ellerton, P. (2016, February 2). We can’t trust common sense but we can trust science. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-cant-trust-common-sense-but-we-can-trust-science-53042
vanDellen, M. R., Isherwood, J. C., & Delose, J. E. (2016). How do people define moderation? Appetite, 101, 156–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.03.010

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