Laura’s presentation gave an in-depth look at how individuals can compile information in a useful way for others’ academic pursuits. She also showed the importance of ensuring your sources are true, instead of just taking what the original poster said as true fact because they might not even know that it is false, such as the photo of OSU being improperly dated. Small bits of information can be useful when it is put into larger contexts, such as in the cold case about 2 missing children. This is useful when we think about our own research and our (seemingly) small academic contributions, because one source may not have a lot of information, but could help in answering our own questions.

My expert is Dave Jones, a meteorologist friend of mine

How have you seen the impacts of climate change within your specific realm of study?

Do you believe that the public trusts scientists less than about 10 years ago?

Do you believe that current legislation is impacting the climate in a detrimental way?

How has public disbelief in climate change helped or hurt the public’s trust in science?

Is climate change a partisan issue?

TradeMark’s presentation about copyright gave relevant information about how students are allowed Fair Use to use copyrighted materials. Although legally, we are allowed to do this, it is still important to credit those who’s works you used to create something else. The legality of copyright is more about preventing loss of money, a physical thing. Intellectual theft does not necessarily prevent others from learning, unlike physical theft prevents others from using something. This presentation has given me a wider scope of understanding of how copyright laws impact me as an individual rather than just the abstract ideas of creative protections.

4 sources for ESEPSY paper!

Funk, C., & Kennedy, B. (2019, April 19). How Americans see climate change in 5 charts. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/04/19/how-americans-see-climate-change-in-5-charts/.

This source gave numerical info about Americans’ opinions about climate change. It was written for the public by data analysts. This source was found on Google, through Boolean modifiers.

Bolsen, T., & Druckman, J. N. (2018). Do partisanship and politicization undermine the impact of a scientific consensus message about climate change? Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 21(3), 389–402. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217737855

This source gave info about American politics and party lines interfering with climate legislation.. It was written for scholars by a scholar. This source was found on Google Scholar, through advanced search (by date).

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), & Films Media Group (Directors). (2011). The climate change denial industry: James Hoggan [Video file]. Retrieved November 13, 2019, from WORLDCAT@OSU

This source gave popular info about climate change denial. It was written for the public by an environmentalist. This source was found online, through OSU Library Database.

This source gave scientific info about the effects of climate change on agriculture. It was written for scientists by scientists. This source was found on Google Scholar, through Boolean identifiers.

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Topic: Climate Change

Thesis: Public denial regarding the severity of climate change is detrimental to environmental protection efforts.