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The secret science committee behind the pope encyclical
2015-06-19 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Sick of hearing about the pope`s encyclical? How about the "400-year-old collective [...] that operates as the popes eyes and ears on the natural world," a.k.a. the "secret science committee" behind that encyclical? Didn`t think so. Here`s the scoop from Bloomberg: The Pontifical Academy has about 80 members, all of them appointed for life. Scientists hail from many nations, religions, and disciplines, which today include astronomy, biochemistry, physics, and mathematics. Members pursue the...
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