@amethystarlight@EliotJacobson While many apply frequentist statistics to ensembles as if it's a selection of random samples from a real population, it isn't.
@amethystarlight@EliotJacobson if it's an ensemble spread it's not a margin of error or confidence. the spread says something about how the model works. it's not a statistical sample of a real population.
@PaulRoundy1@colindpalmer I think it's reductionist science run amok. The actual determinants of human wellness are innumerable things. Human wellness = f(all the things). Climate fanatics are starting to believe human wellness = f(GMST).
@PaulRoundy1@CColose@mattsheehan92 less information steering can look like more information steering if you lose touch with what people actually think. a distorted baseline makes natural reality look like a hostile intervention.
@PaulRoundy1@ShiningScience climate is about temperature, and AC is about temperature, so somehow people are tangling it up in their minds, drawing a straight line. Objectively it's no different than any other energy usage and totally arbitrary to focus on.
@WeiZhangAtmos@ryankatzrosene I suppose politically motivated assessment reports are useful in terms of identifying data gaps, and drives the scientific community to fill them. Pure science and academia is somewhat chaotic in terms of synthesizing actionable information.
@ProfStrachan@PaulRoundy1 Scientists pushing back at media outlets using meaningless terms like climate chaos might win back some fans. Academics ought to abandon overtly contrived communication. Scientists and normies can bond over their mutual disdain for hype-filled and dramatic buzzwords.
@PaulRoundy1@ryankatzrosene yes, the pertinent question for activists is what are the attributable fractions of health damages to nature, atmospheric pollution, and landscape management.