[Steven Koonin speaking, calm and measured tone, addressing an audience]
Steven Koonin: “The scientific community has misrepresented the science in order to push policy goals on an unwilling public.”
[Cut to Andrew Dessler, visibly agitated, voice rising, gesturing emphatically — he appears frustrated and raises his volume]
Andrew Dessler: “That is fucking bullshit! … You are criminals! The people who say this are criminals for misrepresenting the science and endangering the public by denying reality!”
The specific lines in the clip do appear in the broader context of the Soho 2022 debate, where tensions ran high over how climate science is communicated and interpreted.
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