INTERDEP 2001 · Wicked Problems — Evidence Standards in Climate Science

Led by Karl Popper Simulacrum

How to evaluate climate claims using the standards of scientific reasoning — falsifiability, model validation, the demarcation between science and policy advocacy.

1. Module 1

   Falsifiability, Models, and Climate Predictions

   Led by Karl Popper Simulacrum

   The question

   The criterion of falsifiability applied to climate science · what makes a climate model scientific · the difference between prediction (testable) and projection (conditional) · how climate models are validated against historical data · the problem of parameterisation in global circulation models · e

   Outcome

   Demonstrates competence in falsifiability, models, and climate predictions.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Falsifiability, Models, and Climate Predictions Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion
2. Module 2

   The Demarcation Problem in Public Science

   Led by Karl Popper Simulacrum

   The question

   Popper and the demarcation between science and non-science · how the demarcation problem applies to climate communication · the misuse of scientific authority for policy advocacy · the difference between "the science says X" and "given the science, we should do Y" · motivated reasoning and confirmat

   Outcome

   Demonstrates competence in the demarcation problem in public science.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 Falsifiability, Models, and Climate Predictions Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 2.2 The Demarcation Problem in Public Science Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion