[Interview] Immune System for Your Mind Against Disinformation with Lee McIntyre

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Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the problems with science communication in modern society, the challenges that misinformation poses, and how we can possibly fight it.

πŸ“– Lee McIntyre Books: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/

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  • 00:00 - Intro. Meet Lee McIntyre

  • 00:47 - Where does science denialism come from

  • 09:12 - Climate change, Moon Landing, Shape of the Earth

  • 13:28 - How to fight it

  • 18:41 - Double standard of reasoning

  • 20:22 - The only thing that will work

  • 26:58 - Changing your mind: weakness or strength?

  • 32:56 - Uncertainty in science

  • 40:12 - How to do it better

  • 44:26 - Immune system for the mind

  • 59:53 - Outro

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Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the problems with science communication in modern society, the challenges that misinformation poses, and how we can possibly fight it.

πŸ“– Lee McIntyre Books: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/

πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday

  • 00:00 - Intro. Meet Lee McIntyre

  • 00:47 - Where does science denialism come from

  • 09:12 - Climate change, Moon Landing, Shape of the Earth

  • 13:28 - How to fight it

  • 18:41 - Double standard of reasoning

  • 20:22 - The only thing that will work

  • 26:58 - Changing your mind: weakness or strength?

  • 32:56 - Uncertainty in science

  • 40:12 - How to do it better

  • 44:26 - Immune system for the mind

  • 59:53 - Outro

πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/DrlsuLMnQ2I

πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS

Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/

Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/

Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain

Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday

Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday

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frasercain@gmail.com

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2022-09-20 60 min
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