Amit Soussana in Israel in March, after she was released by Hamas.Credit…Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times Amit Soussana is the first former hostage to publicly say she was sexually abused in captivity. A U.N. report has said it … Continue reading Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza
Alex Epstein5-Minute Videos – Oct 19, 2015 – Prager U Are wind and solar power the answer to our energy needs? There’s a lot of sun and a lot of wind. They’re free. They’re clean. No CO2 emissions. So, what’s the problem? Why do solar and wind combined provide less than 2% of the world’s energy? To answer these questions, we need to understand what makes energy, or anything else for that matter, cheap and plentiful. For something to be cheap and plentiful, every part of the process to produce it, including every input that goes into it, must be cheap and … Continue reading Can We Rely on Wind and Solar Energy?
Will Happer5-Minute Videos – Feb 04, 2018 – Prager U Let’s talk about climate models. Specifically, let’s talk about the climate models that attempt to predict the future temperature of the planet. But before we do, it’s important that you know a little about me. I’m a physicist. I taught at Columbia University and then at Princeton for five decades. I have published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers. I have coauthored several books, including one of the first on how carbon dioxide emissions—CO2—affects the climate. I served as the director of the Office of Energy Research at the US Department … Continue reading Can Climate Models Predict Climate Change?
Alex Epstein5-Minute Videos – Jul 11, 2016 – Prager U “97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is real.” How many times have you heard that statement? Probably hundreds. It may seem like a compelling and scientific argument against fossil fuels, but it’s one of the most illogical, unscientific arguments you can make. To see how, let’s use this form of argument for another controversial product, vaccines. An anti-vaccine person approaches you and says, “97 percent of doctors say that the side effects of vaccines are real?” What would you say in response? You’d probably say, “Yeah but … Continue reading Do 97% of Climate Scientists Really Agree?
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