Yale Environment 360: Its a common refrain: If people only knew more about the science, there wouldnt be so much polarization on the issue of climate change. But Dan M. Kahans groundbreaking work has gone a long way to prove that idea wrong. In fact, hes found, its not the lack of scientific understanding that has led to conflict over climate change, but rather the need to adhere to the philosophy and values of ones cultural group.
Kahan, a professor of law and psychology at Yale Law School, says individualists...