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| ⚫ | '''Naomi Oreskes''' is an Associate Professor, History Department and Program in Science Studies at the ]. She has been at UC San Diego since 1998. Her home page at UCSD is . | ||
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| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Oreskes received her ] in ] from ] ] ] in 1981, and worked as a ] in the Geology Department and as a ] in the departments of Geology, Philosophy and Applied Earth Sciences at ] starting in 1984. She received her PhD in the |
Oreskes received her ] in ] from ] ] ] in 1981, and worked as a ] in the Geology Department and as a ] in the departments of Geology, Philosophy and Applied Earth Sciences at ] starting in 1984. She received her PhD in the Graduate Special Program in Geological Research and History of Science at Stanford in 1990. She was the 1994 recipient of the ] ''Young Investigator Award''. | ||
| She has worked as a consultant for the ] and ], and has also taught at ], ] and ]. She is also a member of the ]. She is the author or has contributed to a number of books including: | She has worked as a consultant for the ] and ], and has also taught at ], ] and ]. She is also a member of the ]. She is the author or has contributed to a number of books including: | ||
| *''Plate Tectonics: An Insider’s History of the Modern Theory of the Earth'', Edited with |
*''Plate Tectonics: An Insider’s History of the Modern Theory of the Earth'', Edited with Homer Le Grand) (2003) Westview Press, ISBN 0813341329 | ||
| *''The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science'' (1999) Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195117336 | *''The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science'' (1999) Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195117336 | ||
| ==Global warming== | ==Global warming== | ||
| Dr. Oreskes wrote an |
Dr. Oreskes wrote an essay on science and society in the ]'s in 2004. | ||
| *Dr Naomi Oreskes, of the University of California, analysed almost 1,000 papers on the subject published since the early 1990s, and concluded that 75 per cent of them either explicitly or implicitly backed the consensus view, while none directly dissented from it. | *Dr Naomi Oreskes, of the University of California, analysed almost 1,000 papers on the subject published since the early 1990s, and concluded that 75 per cent of them either explicitly or implicitly backed the consensus view, while none directly dissented from it. | ||
| Her conclusions have been challenged by ] and ]. The debate |
Her conclusions have been challenged by ] and ]. The debate is covered in more detail at ]. | ||
| This essay has often been used to support the view that there is an obvious ] on the subject of . | |||
| As originally published the essay had an error with the search term "]", used to derive the results, was originally written in the article as “]”. That error, which she concedes having made, has since been corrected by ''Science'' and elsewhere. | |||
| Further research into the major point of contention, the breadth of the search itself, has also been disputed. has been the most vocal critic of the essay and methods. | |||
| Details and comments on this issue are on]'s blog], on , and in an editorial by Dr. Oreskes herself in ], | |||
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Naomi Oreskes is an Associate Professor, History Department and Program in Science Studies at the University of California San Diego. She has been at UC San Diego since 1998. Her home page at UCSD is here.
Background
Oreskes received her Bachelor of Science in Mining Geology from The Royal School of Mines Imperial College University of London in 1981, and worked as a Research Assistant in the Geology Department and as a Teaching Assistant in the departments of Geology, Philosophy and Applied Earth Sciences at Stanford University starting in 1984. She received her PhD in the Graduate Special Program in Geological Research and History of Science at Stanford in 1990. She was the 1994 recipient of the NSF Young Investigator Award.
She has worked as a consultant for the EPA and NAS, and has also taught at Dartmouth, Harvard and NYU. She is also a member of the History of Science Society. She is the author or has contributed to a number of books including:
- Plate Tectonics: An Insider’s History of the Modern Theory of the Earth, Edited with Homer Le Grand) (2003) Westview Press, ISBN 0813341329
- The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science (1999) Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195117336
Global warming
Dr. Oreskes wrote an essay on science and society BEYOND THE IVORY TOWER: The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change in the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science Magazine in 2004.
- Dr Naomi Oreskes, of the University of California, analysed almost 1,000 papers on the subject published since the early 1990s, and concluded that 75 per cent of them either explicitly or implicitly backed the consensus view, while none directly dissented from it.
Her conclusions have been challenged by Benny Peiser and Richard Lindzen. The debate is covered in more detail at Scientific opinion on climate change.