Judith Curry > Quotes

“A wicked problem is characterized by multiple problem definitions, contentious methods of understanding, chronic conditions of ignorance, and lack of capacity to imagine future eventualities of both the problem and the proposed solutions.”
― Judith Curry, Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response

“There is a key difference between a “scientific consensus” and a “consensus of scientists.”
― Judith Curry, Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response

“There is a key difference between a “scientific consensus” and a “consensus of scientists.” A scientific consensus is a relatively stable paradigm that structures and organizes scientific knowledge. By contrast, a consensus of scientists represents a deliberate expression of collective judgment by a scientific institution or a group of scientists, often at the official request of a government or other organization.”
― Judith Curry, Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response

“Alarming media reports are based upon the less-alarming Synthesis Summary and Summary for Policy Makers, which have oversimplified the complex findings in the main text of the Report.”
― Judith Curry, Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response

“Every single catastrophic scenario considered by the IPCC AR5 has a rating of very unlikely or exceptionally unlikely and/or has low confidence.”
― Judith Curry, Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response