Reto Knutti (ETH Zürich): “The facts don’t speak for themselves”

Interviewed by Lina Bernert, Lukas Schmitt, Marius Schulz, and Moritz Thies

“If scientists do not interpret the numbers, then others in the political process will do it. Since we are more objective and impartial than anyone else, we need to provide our interpretation. In doing so, we also have to tell a story and explain what those numbers mean. That inevitably frames the problem and makes some value judgments.”

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