Laser-like focus on a tiny, unimportant detail can mean you miss the gorilla in the room – a tactic climate change deniers use to cast doubt on the science.
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What gets in the way of a productive conversation about risk communication? Being a normal human, that’s what.
Modern science can be difficult or complex for one person to understand and verify, especially a non-scientist. So who should we believe when scientific evidence is met with denial?
There’s a big difference between science and pseudoscience. But if people don’t understand how science works in the first place, it’s very easy for them to fall for the pseudoscience.
Donald Trump has been known to spread misinformation. This gives us a great opportunity to hone our critical thinking skills.
2015 was a year where we expanded our view of the universe, embraced new technologies and got a hint of the profound changes to come.
Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty’s new book explores why so many people today selectively reject science, and in the process gives a behind the scenes look at how science really works.
Debunking science denial in the wrong way can end up reinforcing it. Here’s how to cut through make the facts stick.
Critics of controversial science like GMOs and cloning often invoke the myth of Frankenstein to highlight the dangers of new technology. But these critics may overlook the moral of Shelley’s story.
A small dose of a weak form of anti-science can inoculate people against the real thing, just like a vaccine.
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Psychology Emerita, Middlebury College
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Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Southern California
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Director Sydney Environment Institute and Professor of Environmental Politics, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Matthew Flinders Professor in Water Economics, Flinders University
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Sciences Po
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Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University