How do climate scientists craft their predictions?

View this video: TED talk video, Schmidt, G. (2014) The emergent patterns of climate change.
Read this article: Schmidt, G. A. (2015) What should climate scientists advocate for?
Answer this questions according to readings and viewings.
How has this information changed (or not changed) your understanding of how climate science works? 
Do you think this explanation of how climate modeling works would convince more people to trust the results of climate studies? Why or why not? 
Do you think Dr. Schmidt is a good communicator of scientific information as he advocated for the reliability of climate modeling? Why or why not? 
100 word each question Include both in-text citations and completeAPAstyle references.