WATCH: Science experts answer the horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses fight question

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It's the big science question we've all been waiting for: Would these experts rather fight a misinformed, polarized, horse-sized duck or 100 informed, non-polarized duck-sized horses?

Hakeem Oluseyi, an astrophysicist and CEO of The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, told PBS News he doesn’t fight -- he connects.

“I would like to connect with the duck and the horse. You know, let’s have a barbecue, let’s listen to some good, ol’ Southern soul, cook up some good food and feel each other’s humanity,” Oluseyi said.

Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy and distinguished professor and endowed chair at Texas Tech University, agreed.

“Arguing isn’t going to change people’s minds. Nobody ever wins an argument,” Hayhoe said.

But science communicator Simon Clark disagreed with his colleagues, saying he was glad someone had the courage to ask this question.

“I feel like I could kick a duck-sized horse, so I’ll go that way.”

Oluseyi, Hayhoe and Clark all took part in a special livestreamed Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) event called “Tipping Point – Turning Science Into Solutions,” hosted by science correspondent Miles O’Brien and digital anchor and correspondent Deema Zein.

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