Scientists are usually expected to keep their personal feelings to themselves. Of course, scientific values of objectivity and detachment are very important for sound research.
So, what happens when you ask scientists studying various aspects of global climate change how they really feel about it—as in, personally? As in, their own emotions?
A project called More Than Scientists did just that. And well, let’s face it: it isn’t exactly easy for scientists to shed decades of training telling them not to open up. But when scientists do share their feelings—even just a little, tiny bit—it’s very moving. The project shows that scientists are driven by the same emotions we all feel. They are daughters, sisters, brothers, and sons. They are parents and grandparents. They are worried, and they are hopeful.
Link to the videos and see our full selection of powerful quotes here.
