Boston Globe: Public ambivalence about climate change in this country has been a perplexing -- and vexing -- puzzle for scientists, some policy makers, reporters, and others who operate on the assumption that facts will guide public decisions.
Comedian John Oliver did a recent shtick in which he staged a "mathematically representative' television debate on climate change. Two climate change deniers were on one side, 97 actor-scientists on the other, a true representation of the scientific consensus.
The...