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Session No. 154
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 503 (Colorado Convention Center)

T22. Exposing Myths and Misrepresentations of Climate Change and Evolution Science: Strategies and Case Studies for Geoscientists, Educators, Policy Makers, and the Press

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; American Quaternary Association (AMQUA); GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA); National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Paleontological Society

 

George T. Stone, Michael E. Mann and Andrew M. Buddington, Advocates
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8:00 AM
FROM WORDS TO ACTION: NOT A "BUSINESS AS USUAL" APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
CHANDLER, Mark, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Columbia University, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, mac59@columbia.edu, mac59@columbia.edu
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8:20 AM
FIGHTING A STRONG HEADWIND: CHALLENGES IN COMMUNICATING THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
MANN, M.E., Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, 523 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802, mann@psu.edu, mann@psu.edu
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8:35 AM
THE MYTH OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY SOLAR FORCING
WIGLEY, Tom M.L., National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, wigley@ucar.edu, wigley@ucar.edu
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8:55 AM
MISREPRESENTATIONS OF SARGASSO SEA TEMPERATURES BY ARTHUR B. ROBINSON ET AL
BOSLOUGH, Mark B., Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1326, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1326 and KEIGWIN, Lloyd D., Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Rd, MS# 08, Woods Hole, MA 02543, mbeb@unm.edu, mbeb@unm.edu
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9:10 AM
CONSERVATION OF MASS AND ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE: IDENTIFYING AND IMPROVING STUDENTS' MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF BUDGETS
CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, REICHERT, Collin, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010 and LARSEN, Michael D., Biostatistics Center and Dept of Statistics, George Washington University, 6110 Executive Blvd, Ste 750, Rockville, MD 20852, cinzia@iastate.edu, cinzia@iastate.edu
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9:25 AM
ANTHROPOGENIC VERSUS VOLCANIC CO2: MYTHS AND MISREPRESENTATIONS
GERLACH, Terrence M., Cascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683-9589, tgerlach@usgs.gov, tgerlach@usgs.gov
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9:40 AM
ASK A GEOLOGIST: PERCEIVED IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EARTH SCIENCE COMMUNITY
TURNER, Sheldon P., Institute for the Study of Environment, Sustainability, and Energy, Northern Illinois University, 321 Health Services Building, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 48824 and DROST, Robert E., Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, sturner5@niu.edu, sturner5@niu.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
DENIALISM IN THE CLASSROOM: HOW TO TEACH STUDENTS WHO REJECT SCIENCE
NEWTON, Steven F., National Center for Science Education, 420 40th St., Suite 2, Oakland, CA 94609, newton@ncse.com, newton@ncse.com
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10:30 AM
CREATIONIST TACTICS IN MISREPRESENTING THE SCIENCE OF EVOLUTION
SCOTT, Eugenie C., National Center for Science Education, 420 40th St, #2, Oakland, CA 94609, scott@ncse.com, scott@ncse.com
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10:45 AM
A RATIONAL IMPERATIVE: THE LIGHT OF REASON MUST ILLUMINATE REALITY AND DISPEL RESURGENT SHADOWS OF THE DARK AGES
STONE, George T., Physical Science, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443, stoneg@matc.edu, stoneg@matc.edu
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11:00 AM
UNDERSTANDING THEORIES: EXPLICITLY TEACHING THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE TO ADDRESS COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
EGGER, Anne E.1, CARPI, Anthony2 and LENTS, Nathan H.2, (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, (2)Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019, annegger@stanford.edu, annegger@stanford.edu
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11:15 AM
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST: ADDRESSING SUBJECTS OF PUBLIC CONTROVERSY BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS FIRST AND PLACING CONCLUSIONS IN SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT
PHILLIPS, Michael A., Natural Sciences, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu
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11:30 AM
WHEN CLEAR PRESENTATION ISN'T ENOUGH: THE NEED FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN SCIENCE ADVOCACY
DAVIDSON, Gregg R., Geology & Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier 118, University, MS 38677 and WOLGEMUTH, Ken, Wolgemuth & Associates, LLC, 9910 South 66th East Ave, Tulsa, OK 74133, davidson@olemiss.edu, davidson@olemiss.edu
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11:45 AM
A GEOSCIENTIST'S PERCEPTION: UNDERSTANDING (AND CHALLENGING?) SPECIFIC CHRISTIAN RESISTANCE TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GREER, Penny, Department of Geology and Physics, The University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712 and DURBIN, James M., Department of Geology and Physics, the University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, greerpen@gmail.com, greerpen@gmail.com
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