As host Joe Rogan faced condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and COVID-19, another interview by the host caused controversy. has been the subject of ridicule this week – this time among climate scientists.
Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Monday, making false and general claims that modeling scientists use to predict variability. climate and its effects are flawed.
In cryptic remarks, Peterson says “there’s no such thing as climate, is there?” He then goes on to scoff at “climate patterns,” who he says often suggest that “climate is everything.”
“But your models aren’t based on everything. Your models are based on a set number of variables. So that means you’ve reduced variables – being everything – into that set. But how do you decide which group of variables to include in the equation if it’s about everything?”
Rogan did little to challenge the baseless remarks.
Peterson’s comments reveal a common misunderstanding of how the scientific model works. Scientists use models, or simulations, to predict specific aspects of climate change, such as an increase in global temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and likelihood of occurrence. out drought.
Climate scientists mocked Peterson on social media.
“Guys, for the love of all things holy, please, please, someone know what a climate model is!!!” NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt said on Twitter.
Zeke Hausfather, a research scientist at Berkeley Earth, Tweeted graphs show scientists’ accurate predictions for global warming for several decades.
“For what it’s worth, we’ve been predicting future warming since the first climate models in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We can look back to see how they worked. Turns out our models worked well in general,” he wrote.
The backlash came when musician Neil Young told audio streaming giant Spotify that he no longer wants his music to appear on the service because of Rogan’s frequent false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines ask for.
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it will no longer stream Neil Young’s music, as reported by the Washington Post.
