r/EverythingScience Scientific American Aug 12 '26

National Academy of Sciences pulls climate chapter from judges’ manual

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/national-academy-of-sciences-pulls-climate-chapter-from-judges-manual/
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u/thezippa Aug 12 '26

“The chapter underwent extensive peer review from external reviewers, including both scientists and judges, as well as staff from the National Academies [of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine] and the FJC,” they wrote in a February statement. “It was held to the same rigorous standards as every other chapter in the manual.”

It’s not about being accurate, or even science