Art of science communication

Biology, Physics, Chemistry. 23/09/10

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This conversation is with Lee McIntyre. He is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. In this conversation we talk about what is science, importance of scientific method, science deniers, flat earthers, Anti-Vaxx, GMO deniers and climate change deniers.


About the guest

  • 0:00 Introduction

  • 01:10 Philosophy of science and science denial

  • 03:19 Flat earther convention

  • 06:00 What do science deniers lack?

  • 07:54 What is scientific method?

  • 10:51 Distinction between skeptics and science deniers?

  • 16:00 Need to feel different for science deniers?

  • 17:23 Attitude of scientific community?

  • 20:35 'No one cares about climate change outside Maldives'

  • 24:35 Vaccination denial

  • 29:25 GMO deniers

  • 34:02 Is there a correlation between science denial ideologies?

  • 36:48 Can scientists be corrupt?

  • 39:40 How science reaches to consensus?

  • 41:47 How to maintain trust in changing science?

  • 44:34 Backfire effect?

  • 49:12 What science can give them as an identity?

  • 51:36 Impact of using terms 'Science deniers'.

  • 52:18 Correlation between countries with science deniers and how they handled pandemic?

  • 53:34 Does it really matter to convert science deniers?

  • 54:45 What more to read?

  • 56:23 Find more information about Lee's work.

  • 56:52 Thank you!

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