Kate Marvel spends her days playing with climate models, which she says are “like a very expensive version of The Sims .” As a physicist she gets tired of being asked to weigh in on economics, geopolitics, and despair — but she still defends the right of scientists to have strong feelings about the planet. SOURCES: Kate Marvel , climate scientist and science writer. RESOURCES: Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet , by Kate Marvel (2025). " Are Americans Concerned About Global Warming? " (Gallup, 2024). " Can clouds buy us more time to solve climate change? " by Kate Marvel (TED, 2017). SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance , by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (2011). " Global Warming’s Six Americas ," (Yale Program on Climate Change Communication) . " Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers ." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
