When you really want to challenge a speaker at a scientific meeting or public lecture, deciding what’s the best question to ask is often difficult. Here’s an example that might inspire you.
In 2009, I asked polar bear biologist Lily Peacock what appeared to be an innocuous question about Foxe Basin sea ice1 at a scientific workshop that got everyone’s attention.
The question — and the reaction — might surprise you.
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Tagged Arctic marine mammals, breakup, Foxe Basin, global warming, Hudson Bay, International Polar Year, late breakup, Peacock, polar bear ecology, polar bears, public lectures, scientific meetings, sea ice, Society for Marine Mammalogy, spring sea ice, Stirling, workshop
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