 | Bjorn Lomborg is a serious researcher, I assert. I decided, like many readers, to ignore his work upon reading Scientific American’s 2001 diatribe. I appreciate Scientific American, as a lay-person’s introduction to a range of scientific inquiry. Prior to their attack on Lomborg I also respected the publication. I still read it, but with the healthy perspective of an agnostic - perhaps they are publishing science, perhaps not.
It was when I stumbled upon the work of the Copenhagen Consensus that I re-opened the question: is Lomborg doing serious work?
For a brief introduction to the Copenhagen Consensus, see Seeker Blog » Copenhagen Consensus.
For a bit of background on Lomborg’s work, and the controversy surrounding it, the following links will serve as a starting point. I still have lot more reading and thinking to do on this - but I think there is real significance here:
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