GLOBAL WARMING DEMYSTIFIED
THE SCIENCE, THE CONSEQUENCES, AND THE SOLUTIONS
(HOW YOU CAN MAKE SENSE OF THE MEDIA DEBATE)
By Dr. Jeffrey Bennett
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021
Suggested audience: adults and older youth, targeted at high-school-age students and adults, younger people are invited to attend
Is human-induced global warming real or a hoax?
Most people will express an opinion on this question, but relatively few can back their opinions with solid evidence.
This is true on both sides, as most “believers” are no better able to explain the scientific case for global warming than “skeptics” are able to make a case against it. Many times we’ve even heard politicians and media pundits say “I am not a scientist” to avoid the issue altogether. But the truth is, the basic science is not that difficult.
In this presentation, noted educator Dr. Jeffrey Bennett will give you the foundation you need to speak intelligently about the science behind global warming, and show you why the solutions to this important problem are ones that people of all political persuasions can agree on.
If you have any questions or doubts about the reality of global warming or what we should do about it as a nation, you’re sure to come away enlightened.
The talk is based on Dr. Bennett's global warming primer.
About the Presenter:
Jeffrey Bennett holds a B.A. in Biophysics from the University of California at San Diego and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He specializes in mathematics and science education, writing for and speaking to audiences ranging from elementary school children to college faculty. His extensive teaching experience, which spans all levels from preschool through graduate school, includes having founded and run a private science summer school for elementary and middle school children and teaching more than fifty college classes in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and education. Dr. Bennett is the lead author of best-selling college textbooks, six critically acclaimed books for the general public, and children’s books. Five children’s titles were selected by the Story Time From Space program as the first set of books to be launched to the International Space Station. Dr. Bennett is currently working to create a free, online science curriculum, for which the Earth & Space Science curriculum is now posted at Grade8Science.com. He is also actively engaged in outreach through public speaking and book donation. Please read more about Dr. Bennett here.