Unsettled: Climate and Science | Dr. Steven Koonin | EP 323

Dr Jordan B Peterson and Dr. Steven Koonin discuss the IPCC reports – the globally sourced research on climate change – and how policymakers take summaries of summaries from these to justify their green agenda, despite what the reports actually suggest. They also discuss starvation, obesity, green economics, and nuclear futures. <br> <br>Dr. Steven Koonin, a University Professor at NYU, has served as the Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science, as Chief Scientist for BP, and as professor and Provost at Caltech. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Governor of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a senior fellow of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, and a Trustee of the Institute for Defense Analyses. Koonin holds a BS in physics from Caltech and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from MIT. He wrote the recent bestseller “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters.” <br> <br>Dr Peterson's extensive catalog is available now on DailyWire+: https://utm.io/ueSXh <br> <br>- Sponsors - <br> <br>Shopify: Sign up for a free trial: https://shopify.com/jbp <br> <br>Refunds Pro: If your business experienced shutdowns, limited capacity, supply chain challenges, or reduced revenue due to COVID, you likely qualify for Employee Retention Credit. Get started today with a free, five-minute questionnaire at https://refundspro.com/ <br> <br> <br>- Links - <br> <br>For Dr. Steven Koonin: <br> <br>Dr. Koonin's online material can be found here: https://steven-koonin.medium.com/ <br> <br>Andrew Dessler debates Dr. Steven Koonin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gICW2VL434 <br> <br>More of Dr. Steven Koonin’s debates: https://www.steamboatinstitute.....org/the-campus-libe <br> <br> <br>- Chapters - <br> <br>(0:00) Coming up <br>(1:16) Intro <br>(4:00) Areas of focus <br>(8:30) Caltech, the best fifth of MIT <br>(10:30) BP’s chief scientist for 5 years <br>(12:50) Why every scientist should work in the private sector <br>(15:25) 4 percent of the world uses 20 percent of the power <br>(20:25) Promising future beyond petroleum <br>(22:30) Biofuels, competition of farmland for fuel or food <br>(25:00) Instability in Europe, the problem with renewables <br>(27:00) Reliable, affordable, clean <br>(29:00) Parallel power? <br>(31:00) Cobalt and cost <br>(32:50) The perfect storm in Germany <br>(34:10) Polling terror and pandering <br>(35:20) Techno-economic realities <br>(37:00) 6.5 billion need fossil fuels <br>(39:00) The argument for mass suffering <br>(41:38) Malthus, population and extinction <br>(45:30) IPCC Reports, the summary, and the summary of the summary <br>(49:20) 97 percent of scientists agree? <br>(51:20) Devils advocate, since 1980 the world has greened 40 percent <br>(55:00) Suspicious predictions, climate and the stock market <br>(57:45) Climate models: assumptions, averages, and vertical movement <br>(1:03:40) Nuclear power, economics and genuine emissions reduction <br>(1:08:25) The politicians scream apocalypse, the science whispers optimism <br>(1:12:45) Attention to loss over gains <br>(1:15:39) Sustained imagination, America’s obsession with short term results <br>(1:19:18) Obesity is a bigger threat than starvation <br>(1:21:40) Credible advocates in the political sphere <br>(1:23:10) Cowardice in the face of cancellation <br>(1:26:30) The issue with the term “climate scientist” <br>(1:29:20) Depressing and demoralizing the next generation <br>(1:32:20) Public opinion, ignorant discourse <br>(1:34:00) Telling young people that political activism is a means of morality <br>(1:35:25) Critical thinking and a basis of respect <br> <br> <br>// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // <br>Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jordanbpete....rson.com/youtubesign <br>Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate <br> <br>// COURSES // <br>Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality <br>Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com <br>Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com <br> <br>// BOOKS // <br>Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order <br>12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life <br>Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning <br> <br>// LINKS // <br>Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com <br>Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events <br>Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog <br> <br>// SOCIAL // <br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson <br>Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson <br>Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson <br>Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson <br>All socials: https://linktr.ee/drjordanbpeterson <br> <br>#JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus