How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason

by Lee McIntyre

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262046105
• ISBN13: 9780262046107
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"