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Freeman Dyson on the Global Warming Hysteria April, 2015

A 2015 interview in which physicist Freeman Dyson, then 91, argues that global warming concerns are exaggerated, that CO2 is beneficial and that climate models oversimplify complex systems. It is posted on a channel that opposes climate consensus.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters point to it as a prominent physicist's skeptical counter-view, usually when someone asks for dissenting opinions.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
1000frolly PhD
Topic
climate skepticism
Format
interview
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
6
Recommendation years in dataset
2018–2020

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • A fascinating talk, and a counter viewpoint from a top physicist: "Freeman Dyson on the Global Warming Hysteria" [VIDEO]

    Radim on Hacker News · 2018-04
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  • Freeman Dyson did speak out against climate alarmism. He provides some insightful counterpoints to the prevailing APW narrative, particularly about taking models on faith & the provisional nature of science. Given he was directly involved with some of the initial climate models, it's an interesting …

    briantakita on Hacker News · 2020-02
    In Freeman Dyson Has Died

  • He was an expert as much as anyone. From his wiki: "Around 1979 Dyson worked with the Institute for Energy Analysis on climate studies. This group, under Alvin Weinberg's direction, pioneered multidisciplinary climate studies, including a strong biology group. Also during the 1970s, Dyson worked …

    chrisco255 on Hacker News · 2020-04
    In Remembering Freeman Dyson

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