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Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g... by MiroF on Thursday January 16, 2020 @04:00AM (#22062784)
All have been out of academia for long enough that calling them "scientists" is a stretch
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Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g... by tremon on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:52AM (#22063381)
By that definition, not a single politician is a scientist because they all works in politics, not in academia.
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Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g... by EForEndeavour on Thursday January 16, 2020 @08:54AM (#22064484)
No: GP said "out of academia long enough." Recent newcomers to politics with extensive backgrounds in professional science (for some definition of "recent" and "extensive") could still count.
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