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<p>Kate Marvel spends her days playing with climate models, which she says are “like a very expensive version of <i>The Sims</i>.” As a physicist she gets tired of being asked to weigh in on economics, geopolitics, and despair — but she still defends the right of scientists to have strong feelings about the planet.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.marvelclimate.com/">Kate Marvel</a>, climate scientist and science writer.</li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Human-Nature-About-Changing-Planet/dp/0063241536"><i>Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet</i></a><i>, </i>by Kate Marvel (2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/355427/americans-concerned-global-warming.aspx">Are Americans Concerned About Global Warming?</a>" <i>(Gallup,</i> 2024).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmk7nAvpMXQ">Can clouds buy us more time to solve climate change...