Why we should trust scientists!

Naomi Oreskes - truly one of the smartest people out there - explains in this TED video in under 20 minutes Why we should trust scientists (transcript). Here are some more of her publications, lectures, and interviews:

• Merchants of Doubt
• The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change
• The American Denial of Global Warming (58:36 minutes)
• Interview with Naomi Oreskes (4:30 minutes)
• Climate Change: How Do We Know We're Not Wrong? (58:29 minutes)