162. Will We Solve the Climate Problem?

Kate Marvel spends her days playing with climate models, which she says are “like a very expensive version of The Sims.” As a physicist she gets tired of being asked to weigh in on economics, geopolitics, and despair — but she still defends the right of scientists to have strong feelings about the planet.

SOURCES:Kate Marvel • , climate scientist and science writer.

RESOURCES:Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet, • by Kate Marvel (2025). • " Are Americans Concerned About Global Warming? • " (Gallup, • 2024). • " Can clouds buy us more time to solve climate change? • " by Kate Marvel (TED, • 2017). SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance, • by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (2011). • " Global Warming’s Six Americas • ," (Yale Program on Climate Change Communication) • . • " Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers • ."

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