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John Cook

Climate Communication Fellow at University of Queensland

Summary

John Cook is currently the Climate Communication Fellow for the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. He also runs skepticalscience.com, a website that makes climate science accessible to the general public and examines the arguments of global warming skeptics. He co-authored the book "Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand" with environmental scientist Haydn Washington and the popular booklet "The Debunking Handbook" with Stephan Lewandowsky. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Western Australia.

Experience

  • Adjunct Researcher, University of Queensland 2011 – present
  • Climate Communication Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland 2011 – present
  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Western Australia 2011 – present

Education

  • University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science Honours, 1989

Research Areas

  • Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (17)