Re: [Phys-L] Would a Carbon Tax Save Life on Planet Earth?

["LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>]

bc has hit an important point. In our core physics courses, we have to grab the interest of the non-science majors. We have to allow them to include their developing areas of expertise into the argument.

Bob at PC
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From: Phys-l [phys-l-bounces@phys-l.org] on behalf of Bernard Cleyet [bernard@cleyet.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [Phys-L] Would a Carbon Tax Save Life on Planet Earth?

On 2013, Jun 04, , at 16:42, andre adler <andre.adler@gmail.com> wrote:

> But what does carbon taxes have to do with learning physics?
>
> Teach the physics of climate change..
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> Don't teach political biases, left nor right and carbon taxes is an
> economic and political issue.


It could be an example of modeling and Fermi questioning?

bc thinks by using a peripheral physics problem that is more current (interesting?) it would provoke interest in students.

bc grasping at a straw.
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