Naomi Oreskes

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Full Name	Naomi Oreskes
Occupation	Historian
Date Of Birth	Nov 25, 1958(1958-11-25)
Age	66
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Scorpio

Naomi Oreskes Biography

Naomi Oreskes is one of the most popular and richest Historian who was born on November 25, 1958 in New York, United States. Naomi Oreskes, born November 25, 1958, is an American historian and scientist. After 15 years of being Professor of Science Studies and History at the University of California San Diego, she was promoted to Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. She is an expert in the history of science, geophysics, and environmental issues like global warming. Merchants of Doubt, which Oreskes co-authored in 2010, identified parallels between climate change debates and other public controversies. These included the campaign of the tobacco industry to hide the connection between smoking and serious diseases.

The 1992 Hitzman-Oreskes-Einaudi paper on Cu-U-Au-REE (“Olympic Dam”) deposits has been cited more than 700 times, according to Google Scholar. In 1994, she was awarded the Young Investigator Award by the National Science Foundation.

She moved to University of California, San Diego in 1998 as Associate Professor, Department of History and Program in Science Studies , then as Professor in that department 2005-2013, as well as Adjunct Professor of Geosciences (from 2007). She was named Provost of the Sixth College 2008-2011.

In 1999 she participated as a consultant to the US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board for developing a repository safety strategy for the Yucca Mountain project, with special attention to model validation.

She was an Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences from 1991 to 1996 and Adjunct Associate. Professor of History Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire. From 1996 to 1998, she was Associate Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.

Naomi Oreskes Net Worth

Naomi Oreskes is one of the richest Historian from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Naomi Oreskes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1981, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in mining geology at the Royal School of Mines of Imperial College. After graduating from the Royal School of Mines, she worked as a mining engineer for WMC (Western Mining Company), outback South Australia. She was based in Adelaide, SA.

She returned to academia in 1984 as a research assistant in Geology Department, and later as a teaching assistant in Geology, Philosophy, and Applied Earth Sciences departments at Stanford University. In 1990, she received her PhD in the Graduate Special Program of Geological Research and History of Science.

In the essay she reported an analysis of “928 abstracts, published in refereed scientific journals between 1993 and 2003 and published in the ISI database with the keywords ‘global climate change'”. The essay stated the analysis was to test the hypothesis that the drafting of reports and statements by societies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Academy of Sciences might downplay legitimate dissenting opinions on anthropogenic climate change. After the analysis, she concluded that 75 percent of the examined abstracts either explicitly or implicitly backed the consensus view, while none directly dissented from it. The essay received a great deal of media attention from around the world and has been cited by many prominent persons such as Al Gore in the movie An Inconvenient Truth.

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Most reviewers received it “enthusiastically”. One reviewer said that Merchants of Doubt is exhaustively researched and documented and may be one of the most important books of 2010. Another reviewer saw the book as his choice for best science book of the year.

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Naomi Ranked on the list of most popular Historian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Naomi Oreskes celebrates birthday on November 25 of every year.

Since 2013, Oreskes has served as a Professor at Harvard University in the Department of the History of Science and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (by courtesy).

What is Naomi Oreskes known for?

A world-renowned geologist, historian and public speaker , she is a leading voice on the role of science in society and the reality of anthropogenic climate change.

Is Naomi Oreskes married?

Oreskes did her undergraduate work at the Royal School of Mines in London and received her graduate degree from Stanford University. With her husband, Ken Belitz , and daughter, Clara, the family lives in San Diego.

What does Naomi Oreskes say our trust in science should be based on?

Naomi Oreskes: Why Should We Believe In Science? : NPR. Naomi Oreskes: Why Should We Believe In Science? In school, we’re taught we should trust science because the scientific method leads to measurable results and hard facts. But Naomi Oreskes says the process of inquiry doesn’t end there.

What is the movie Merchants of doubt about?

Spin doctors spread misinformation and confusion among American citizens to delay progress on such important issues as global climate change.

What makes science trustworthy?

Science is trustworthy in part because it honors its norms. Adherence to these norms increases the reliability of the resulting knowledge and the likelihood that the public views science as reliable. A 2019 survey (Fig. 1) found that the public recognizes key signals of the trustworthiness of scientific findings.