Committees Do Harm Merely By Existing.

When I Listen To The Public Debates About Climate Change, I Am Impressed By The Enormous Gaps In Our Knowledge, The Sparseness Of Our Observations And The Superficiality Of Our Theories.

The Average Student Emerges At The End Of The Ph.d. Program, Already Middle-aged, Overspecialized, Poorly Prepared For The World Outside, And Almost Unemployable Except In A Narrow Area Of Specialization. Large Numbers Of Students For Whom The Program Is Inappropriate Are Trapped In It, Because The Ph.d. Has Become A Union Card Required For Entry Into The Scientific Job Market.

Younger People Have So Many Opportunities. I Don't See Any Pessimism Among Them.

I Am Saying That All Predictions Concerning Climate Are Highly Uncertain.

The Key To Having An Interesting Life Is To Always Say "yes" To Anything Crazy.