The Scientists’ Declassified Guide to Talking About Climate Change
Young Lab graduate student Michelle Lee's article on the politics of climate change was published in The Daily Nexus.
Article Forward:
"The choice of whether or not to discuss the dreaded topic of climate change at the Thanksgiving table isn’t a new dilemma. Everyone tenses up as your cousin starts their rant again about the “conspiracy” of climate change. Your palms start to sweat. You feel like you need to say something — right? “No politics at the dinner table” just doesn’t sit right with you anymore. Climate change is a fact based on rigorous research conducted across many fields of science. But if this conversation blows up, it’s not the kind of situation your sibling’s famous pumpkin pie just smooths over."
Read the full article (linked below) for great advice on discussing scientific policy and political conversations with family members.