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A Changing Climate for Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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A Changing Climate for Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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This book offers a critical exploration of first-hand experiences
of practicing climate science. It tackles the pivotal question of
what, precisely, constitutes contemporary scientific practice. The
author offers an insider's account of the experience of undertaking
scientific training and of practicing as a climate scientist in
order to examine the gulf between the way that science is perceived
and pursued. Lewis delves into this discrepancy, drawing on
personal experiences, recent scientific studies, extreme climatic
events and political controversies. The book begins by considering
the relevance of key concepts such as knowability, credibility,
authority and objectivity to the practice of climate science. The
following chapters argue that these concepts alone are limiting to
our critical understanding climate science and climate change. The
book then proposes a new view of scientific practice appropriate
for diverse disciplines by arguing that concepts such as
transparency and curiosity are equally important to scientific
practice as the more familiar key concepts introduced at the start
of the book. This book will appeal to climate scientists, social
scientists and those interested in the challenges posed by future
climate change.
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