Peter Ridd: “ The vibe shift” | Tom Nelson Pod #273

Peter Ridd is a geophysicist with over 100 publications and 35 years’ experience working on the Great Barrier Reef and developed a wide range of world-first optical and electronic instruments for measuring environmental conditions near corals and other ecosystems. He was head of Physics at James Cook University for over a decade before being fired, in 2018, for questioning the quality assurance systems used by reef science institutions. Some of the poor-quality work relates to the effect, or lack of effect, of climate change, and agriculture, on the reef. Ridd now works, unpaid, with agricultural organisations, and the Institute of Public Affairs to improve quality assurance systems of “science” used by Australian governments to make environmental laws and regulations.

00:00 Introduction and Vibe Shift Overview
00:33 Political Correctness and Cultural Shifts
01:50 Global Perspective on Wokeness
02:58 Net Zero and Political Reactions
05:10 Immigration and Cultural Package
06:22 Scientific Credibility and Climate Change
10:27 COVID-19 and Public Trust
16:38 Social Media and Information Control
25:38 Education Reforms and Vibe Shift Impact
28:46 Coral Reef Reports and Media Response
29:54 IPCC and the Vibe Shift
31:49 Elites and the Working Class
34:58 Political Shifts and Culture Wars
38:40 Climate Science and Academic Freedom
42:02 Ancient History and Climate Change
44:05 Social Media Success Tips
50:32 AI and Climate Science
53:34 Cloud Seeding and Contrails
55:33 The State of Modern Science
58:54 Optimism for the Future

About Peter Ridd: https://co2coalition.org/teammember/peter-ridd/
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