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McIntyre, Lee C.
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Science -- Social aspects.
Science -- Public opinion.
Pseudoscience.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Reasoning.
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McIntyre, Lee C.
Science -- Social aspects.
Science -- Public opinion.
Pseudoscience.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Reasoning.
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How
to
talk
to a
science
denier
:
conversations
with
flat
Earthers
,
climate
deniers
, and
others
who
defy
reason
/ Lee McIntyre.
by
McIntyre, Lee C.
The MIT Press, 2021.
Call #:
306.45 M152h
Subjects
Science
-- Social aspects.
Science
-- Public opinion.
Pseudoscience.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Reasoning.
ISBN:
9780262046107 (hc)
Description:
xvi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
What I learned at the
Flat
Earth Convention -- What is
science
denial? --
How
do you change someone's mind? -- Close encounters with
climate
change -- Canary in the coal mine -- Genetically Modified Organisms : is there such a thing as liberal
science
denial? -- Talking with trust -- Coronavirus and the road ahead.
Summary:
"Can we change the minds of
science
deniers
? Encounters with
flat
earthers
, anti-vaxxers, coronavirus truthers, and
others
.
Climate
change is a hoax -- and so is coronavirus. Vaccines are bad for you. These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed -- they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories.
How
can we convince such people otherwise?
How
can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don't believe in facts? In this book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against
science
deniers
, and argues that it's important to do so.
Science
denial can kill. Drawing on his own experience -- including a visit to a
Flat
Earth convention -- as well as academic research, McIntyre outlines the common themes of
science
denialism, present in misinformation campaigns ranging from tobacco companies' denial in the 1950s that smoking causes lung cancer to today's anti-vaxxers. He describes attempts to use his persuasive powers as a philosopher to convert
Flat
Earthers
; surprising discussions with coal miners; and
conversations
with a scientist friend about genetically modified organisms in food. McIntyre offers tools and techniques for communicating the truth and values of
science
, emphasizing that the most important way to reach
science
deniers
is to
talk
to them calmly and respectfully -- to put ourselves out there, and meet them face to face."--Publisher.
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