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Speaking Science to Power: Lessons Learned From Being a Climate Scientist in an Age of Unreason

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Lecture - Speaker 2026 Environmental Studies Faculty Rehm Library Speaker

Thu, Mar 26, 2026

4:30 PM – 6 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Rehm Library, Smith Hall

PO Box 210A One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610, United States

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Benjamin Santer reflects on three decades of speaking science to power, from his role as a lead author on the 1995 IPCC report that first concluded there was a “discernible human influence” on global climate—an assertion that sparked intense political and ideological backlash. Tracing the journey from that contested moment to the U.S. National Academies’ 2025 determination that human-caused climate change is “unequivocal,” he examines the challenges of communicating evidence in an age of disinformation and the moral responsibilities of climate scientists today.

This event is cosponsored by Environmental Studies (ENVS).

Where

Rehm Library, Smith Hall

PO Box 210A One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610, United States

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