Want to be an informed climate skeptic? Come learn from other people’s mistakes… This reading course seeks to provide an overview of the science of global change thorough a survey of current scientific debates. Topics are specifically chosen for their relevance, interest, and open-ended nature. No correct answer is likely to emerge, but we hope that you will become scientifically better informed regarding relevant climate topics. An initial list of topics is provided in the course website, but this can be revised according to current events and student interests.
In preparation for the first course meeting, students are requested to read the three background articles: "holes in climate science", "IPCC summary for policy makers" and "Don't believe the hype").