How to talk to a science denier : conversations with flat Earthers, climate deniers, and others who defy reason / Lee McIntyre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McIntyre, Lee C., author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Science--Public opinion.

Pseudoscience.

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Reasoning.

Physical Description:

xvi, 264 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Summary:

"In How to Talk to a Science Denier, Lee McIntyre tells the story of his own adventures in talking face to face with science deniers and their victims--including a Flat Earth convention in Denver, coal miners in rural Pennsylvania, and fishermen in the Maldives--and what he learned from the experience"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. What I Learned At The Flat Earth Convention

2. What Is Science Denial?

3. How Do You Change Someone's Mind?

4. Close Encounters With Climate Change

5. Canary in the Coal Mine

6. Genetically Modified Organisms: Is There Such a Thing as Liberal Science Denial?

7. Talking With Trust

8. Coronavirus And The Road Ahead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780262046107

0262046105

OCLC:

1226962146

Publisher Number:

99988322345