Climate, Controversy And Strangers On A Plane

NPR ^ | March 29, 2012 | Adam Frank

[FreeAtlanta]

He looked like a former linebacker, tall and solidly built. After stowing his wife's luggage in the overhead, he squeezed past me, sat down and looked straight at the astronomy textbook I was reading. "You're a scientist?" he asked. "Are you involved in that big controversy over climate?" I looked into his face and could see he wasn't angry or hostile or combative. He seemed like a good guy and, by the way his wife gently rolled her eyes, I could see he liked to talk. So I took a chance and replied.

"What controversy?"

What followed was a long conversation, 30,000 feet above the American West,

[rockrr]

What a great quote! If you don’t mind I’d like to use it (on another site where I’m sparring with a self-described “climatologist”).

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks FreeAtlanta.