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October 18, 2016

Title: Clarifying Climate Change
Topic: Climate Change

Discussed by Michael Cochrane
with What’s Up With That

Part 1 of 3

The study of global climate change is fraught with uncertainty, as is much of science in general. This isn’t unusual. By its very nature, science must be conservative. New guest, Michael Cochrane, is the Founder of Value Function Analytics, a consulting firm that helps clients achieve their objectives by helping them to think about values. He also has a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering.

Today, Michael will be assessing and clarifying questions concerning climate change and how the “experts” come to their dooms-day conclusions.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is probability-based decision making using a “probability tree”?

Does the earth’s climate change?

Is the earth’s climate changing now?

Are we in a warming phase?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Clarifying Climate Change
Topic: Climate Change

Discussed by Michael Cochrane
with What’s Up With That

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is climate change “settled”?

If the earth is, in fact, warming, is this actually a problem?

Are humans to blame for warming or cooling in the climate?

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Clarifying Climate Change
Topic: Climate Change

Discussed by Michael Cochrane
with What’s Up With That

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are other contributors to global warming / climate change?

Should the US government and the UN be spending trillions of dollars on ways to reduce the effects of climate change?

If human activity is the primary cause of global warming, will reducing this activity also reduce global warming?

If human activity is not the primary cause of global warming, is it still possible to stop it?

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