David Siegel: Comparative thinking and motivated reasoning | Tom Nelson Pod #295

David Siegel is a tech entrepreneur from Silicon Valley. He has been researching and writing about climate since 1990.  00:00 Introduction and Setup 00:17 Understanding Statistical Numeracy 02:26 Gun Control Study 04:12 Motivated Reasoning and Political Bias 07:23 Personal Beliefs and Group Identity 10:04 Medical Misconceptions and Drug Efficacy 12:10 Critical Thinking and Scientific Curiosity 16:13 Climate Change and CO2 Debate 25:32 Heat Transport and Climate Dynamics 27:15 Skeptics vs. Promoters: A Historical Perspective 27:59 The Precautionary Principle and Government Overreach 28:25 The Importance of Scientific Curiosity 30:27 Proposing a Climate Debate 32:12 Debate Structure and Logistics 35:32 Challenges and Funding for the Debate 38:07 Final Thoughts and Call to Action X: https://x.com/PullNews Longevity: https://www.infinitegameoflife.com/ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1