in my field just as a scientist we view politics as a barrier between where we
politics as a barrier between where we
politics as a barrier between where we are and where we want to go but of
are and where we want to go but of
are and where we want to go but of course in Washington politics is the
course in Washington politics is the
course in Washington politics is the currency of interaction and so how do
currency of interaction and so how do
currency of interaction and so how do you as a professional politician balance
you as a professional politician balance
you as a professional politician balance what is objectively true about the world
what is objectively true about the world
what is objectively true about the world with what people want to be true about
with what people want to be true about
with what people want to be true about the world yeah there’s still a
the world yeah there’s still a
the world yeah there’s still a surprising number of people who don’t
surprising number of people who don’t
surprising number of people who don’t believe in evolution right and the
believe in evolution right and the
believe in evolution right and the campaign against evolution has been
campaign against evolution has been
campaign against evolution has been politically amazingly successful I think
politically amazingly successful I think
politically amazingly successful I think I’m a good red-blooded American and I
I’m a good red-blooded American and I
I’m a good red-blooded American and I will say I don’t mind that you don’t
will say I don’t mind that you don’t
will say I don’t mind that you don’t believe in evolution you just shouldn’t
believe in evolution you just shouldn’t
believe in evolution you just shouldn’t be on a science committee making
be on a science committee making
be on a science committee making decisions that affect the entire country
decisions that affect the entire country
decisions that affect the entire country or rewriting our textbooks against where
or rewriting our textbooks against where
or rewriting our textbooks against where 97% of the people are right the same
97% of the people are right the same
97% of the people are right the same thing is true with climate change it’s
thing is true with climate change it’s
thing is true with climate change it’s inconvenient for some people so they
inconvenient for some people so they
inconvenient for some people so they just disavow it we maybe those of us who
just disavow it we maybe those of us who
just disavow it we maybe those of us who believe in it may be wrong about how
believe in it may be wrong about how
believe in it may be wrong about how quick the adverse consequences would be
quick the adverse consequences would be
quick the adverse consequences would be manifest but I think with regard to
manifest but I think with regard to
manifest but I think with regard to science we at least have to get those
science we at least have to get those
science we at least have to get those people who have no interest in it to
people who have no interest in it to
people who have no interest in it to adopt what is now my mode of thinking
adopt what is now my mode of thinking
adopt what is now my mode of thinking the grandparent test that is you name me
the grandparent test that is you name me
the grandparent test that is you name me one other risk related decision where if
one other risk related decision where if
one other risk related decision where if 95% of the experts were here and 1 to 5
95% of the experts were here and 1 to 5
95% of the experts were here and 1 to 5 percent of the experts were there any
percent of the experts were there any
percent of the experts were there any grandparent which take his or her
grandparent which take his or her
grandparent which take his or her grandchild future on the 5% how about
grandchild future on the 5% how about
grandchild future on the 5% how about this suppose the guy wrote one article
this suppose the guy wrote one article
this suppose the guy wrote one article in one journal and said you know I’ve
in one journal and said you know I’ve
in one journal and said you know I’ve been thinking about these child
been thinking about these child
been thinking about these child restraint seats and I think you know
restraint seats and I think you know
restraint seats and I think you know there’s a one in a million chance the
there’s a one in a million chance the
there’s a one in a million chance the kid could snap his neck so I recommend
kid could snap his neck so I recommend
kid could snap his neck so I recommend just throwing the kid in the back seat
just throwing the kid in the back seat
just throwing the kid in the back seat and let them roll around and 99 percent
and let them roll around and 99 percent
and let them roll around and 99 percent of people said oh my god you can’t do
of people said oh my god you can’t do
of people said oh my god you can’t do that these are working look at the help
that these are working look at the help
that these are working look at the help much the fatalities going down name me
much the fatalities going down name me
much the fatalities going down name me one grandparent who choose to 1% not one
one grandparent who choose to 1% not one
one grandparent who choose to 1% not one but that’s what we do with climate
but that’s what we do with climate
but that’s what we do with climate change I mean my theory is nothing would
change I mean my theory is nothing would
change I mean my theory is nothing would create more new jobs and new enterprises
create more new jobs and new enterprises
create more new jobs and new enterprises and changing the way we produce and
and changing the way we produce and
and changing the way we produce and consume energy and
consume energy and
consume energy and other resources and if you can do it in
other resources and if you can do it in
other resources and if you can do it in a way that’s good for the economy it’s
a way that’s good for the economy it’s
a way that’s good for the economy it’s probably something you ought to do
probably something you ought to do
probably something you ought to do anyway scientists need to say look we’re
anyway scientists need to say look we’re
anyway scientists need to say look we’re not being dogmatic if you can show us
not being dogmatic if you can show us
not being dogmatic if you can show us we’re wrong we’ll admit we’re wrong
we’re wrong we’ll admit we’re wrong
we’re wrong we’ll admit we’re wrong we’re wrong all the time
we’re wrong all the time
we’re wrong all the time we’re still opening doors we’re opening
we’re still opening doors we’re opening
we’re still opening doors we’re opening doors we’re opening doors and that these
doors we’re opening doors and that these
doors we’re opening doors and that these fields of knowledge are coming together
fields of knowledge are coming together
fields of knowledge are coming together in ways that are beautiful
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