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We asked a Nobel laureate, and others [how] to combat climate change (technologyreview.com)
8 points by gardenfelder on Feb 13, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Whoa. William Henry Gates III, a Nobel laureate?

Nope. Bill hasn't even been nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Hard pass, even if the title makes a clear distinction of separate individuals (a Bill Gates and separately a Nobel laureate), pegging the two together is not the proper mean to elevate Mr. "I am the solution" Gate to that those of a climate expert.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-gates-thought-jeffrey-eps...


Why? Award winning scholars are notoriously prone to overreach and fall pray to Dunning-Kruger effect...




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