<p>Climatologist Judith Curry is quitting her job at Georgia Tech because she can&rsquo;t handle the &ldquo;craziness&rdquo; of politics in her field. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I no longer know what to say to students and postdocs regarding how to navigate the craziness in the field of climate science,&rdquo; she wrote on her blog Climate, etc. ;</p>
<p>Curry complains that today&rsquo;s research is driven by a &ldquo;politicized academic establishment&rdquo; that forces scientists into a &ldquo;battle of scientific integrity versus career suicide.&rdquo;  ;</p>
<p>Curry is a known critic of the belief that man-made climate change is pushing us towards catastrophe. She has been ;branded as &ldquo;anti-science&rdquo; by fellow researchers for pointing out the deficiencies in climate change modeling. ;</p>
<p>When asked if mankind has contributed to rising temperatures over the past 50 years or so, Curry told <em>Fox News</em>: &ldquo;My interpretation of the evidence is that <strong>we really can&rsquo;t tell.</strong> And I don&rsquo;t see a clear signal that it&rsquo;s being caused by humans predominantly.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Curry says she has been &ldquo;vilified&rdquo; by her colleagues for this point of view. &ldquo;In the university environment I just felt like I was beating my head against the wall and not being effective.&#8221;</p>
<p>Curry will ;continue to write on her blog after she retires from Georgia Tech. &ldquo;At this point, the private sector seems like a more &lsquo;honest&rsquo; place for a scientist working in a politicized field than universities or government labs &ndash; at least when you are your own boss,&#8221; she said. ;</p>
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