Prof. Naomi Oreskes
Important experience / 重要經歷
Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University
現任哈佛大學Henry Charles Lea科學史講座教授
Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University
現任哈佛大學地球與行星科學系客座教授
Fellow of the AGU, GSA, AAAS, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Philosophical Society
五大美國學術機構會士（包含美國地球物理聯盟、美國地質學會、美國科學促進會、美國人文與科學院、美國哲學學會）
British Academy Medal (2019)
英國國家學術院獎章
Guggenheim Fellow (2018)
古根漢研究獎
Stephen Schneider Award for outstanding Climate Science Communication (2016)
Stephen Schneider 傑出氣候科學傳播獎
American Geophysical Union Presidential Citation for Science and Society (2014)
美國地球物理聯盟科學與社會領域特別嘉獎
Research Areas / 研究範疇
Agnotology
無知學
the Political Economy of Scientific Knowledge
科學知識的政治經濟學
History and Philosophy of Earth and Environmental Sciences
地球與環境科學的歷史及哲學
Science and Technology Studies
科技與社會研究
the History of Climate Change Disinformation
氣候變遷虛假訊息史
Introduction / 簡介
Naomi Oreskes is Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. She received her PhD at Stanford in 1990 in the Graduate Special Program in Geological Research and History of Science. Being a world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker, she’s a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action.
Oreskes is author or co-author of 9 books, and over 150 articles, essays and opinion pieces, including the best-selling book Merchants of Doubt, which was adapted into a documentary film, having been translated into nine languages. Her essays and opinion pieces on climate change have appeared in leading newspapers around the globe, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, etc.
Her numerous awards and prizes include the Geological Society of American Mary C. Rabbitt Award, Stephen Schneider Award for Climate Science Communication, Public Service Award of the Geological Society of America, Herbert Feis Prize of the American Historical Association, and American Geophysical Union Presidential Citation for Science and Society. She holds fellowships in five major professional societies. In 2018, she was named a Guggenheim Fellow, and in 2019 she was awarded the British Academy Medal.
(Extracted from https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/people/naomi-oreskes)
Prof. Naomi Oreskes 現於哈佛大學擔任 Henry Charles Lea 科學史講座教授及地球與行星科學系客座教授。她於 1990 時在史丹佛大學透過「地質研究與科學史」跨領域特別學程取得博士學位。作為一名世界知名的地球科學家、歷史學家及演說家，她是探討「科學之於社會」的權威領袖，致力於揭示「人為氣候變遷」的事實，以及「虛假訊息」如何阻礙全球氣候行動。
Prof. Oreskes 著有（或合著）9 本書籍與超過 150 篇論文、文章與專欄。代表作《販賣懷疑的人》（Merchants of Doubt）不僅是全球暢銷書，更被改編為紀錄片並翻譯成九種語言。她針對氣候變遷議題撰寫的評論文章常見於《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》及《洛杉磯時報》等全球頂尖媒體。
她曾榮獲的多項重要獎項和榮譽，包括美國地質學會 Mary C. Rabbitt 獎、Stephen Schneider 傑出氣候科學傳播獎、美國地質學會公共服務獎、美國歷史學會 Herbert Feis 獎、美國地球物理聯盟科學與社會領域特別嘉獎。她擁有五大美國權威學術機構的會士資格，並於 2018 年獲選為古根漢研究獎得主，2019 年榮獲英國國家學術院獎章。
(節錄、改寫並翻譯自 https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/people/naomi-oreskes)
More about the speaker / 更多關於講者
https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/people/naomi-oreskes