Richard Lindzen
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Every faculty member
especially junior faculty, immediately got grants that they didn't have to apply for.
And so in that system, every one of their faculty could function as a research scientist.
Students were paid for otherwise.
And at least one link in the chain of influence was broken.
You had an open system there.
Even there, though, other pressures came to bear.
But it seemed like a good idea.
You know, Joe... Dick just gave up!
Yeah.
But those papers, I mean, they've held up well.
I mean, how shall I put it?
Destroying the world is not an easy thing to do.
It shouldn't be the top of your list of worries.
I mean, how should I put it?
Its origins were almost entirely political.
I often find it strange that one talks about the science at all.
You know, we're discussing, you know, can it happen?
Is it warming?