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“Most people have thought of ... climate change as a problem about the environment that is separate and distinct from problems of human wellbeing.”

Quote by Naomi Oreskes

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Naomi Oreskes is a renowned historian known for her contributions to the fields of the history of science and climate change. Born on November 25, 1958, she graduated from Harvard University and earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Oreskes' research focuses on the history of scientific consensus and climate change, and her book 'The Mermaid and the Minotaur: The Fight for Science in an Age of Denial' provides an in-depth analysis of the formation of scientific consensus and the evolution of the climate change debate. more

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