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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Orrin Pilkey

Orrin Pilkey

Coastal GeologySea Level RiseEarth ChangesEnvironment

Orrin Pilkey (born April 17, 1934) is a coastal geologist and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke University, renowned for his decades of research and advocacy on beach erosion, sea-level rise, and the folly of coastal engineering. As the author of more than twenty books including The Rising Sea and A Celebration of the World's Barrier Islands, he has been a leading scientific voice warning against building on vulnerable shorelines.

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Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future

Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future

2007

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The Rising Sea

The Rising Sea

2011

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The Last Beach

The Last Beach

2014

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January 28, 2007: Flawed Mathematical Models - Orrin Pilkey

Jan 28, 2007
2h 36m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Orrin Pilkey, a Duke University professor of geology and expert on shoreline processes, to examine the reliability of mathematical models used to shape major public policy decisions. Pilkey argues that while models can reveal broad trends and general directions, society places far too much conf...