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3228 |
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20251204145538.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780262545051 (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MPL |
| Language of cataloging |
Eng |
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3228 |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
English |
| 082 #0 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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501.9 MCIN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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198113 |
| Personal name |
McIntyre ,Lee C. |
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author |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How to talk to a science denier : |
| Remainder of title |
conversations with flat earthers, climate deniers, and others who defy reason / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Lee C. McIntyre |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
[Cambridge, Massachusetts]: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
[The MIT Press], |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 264 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Can we change the minds of science deniers? Encounters with flat earthers, anti-vaxxers, coronavirus truthers, and others. 'Climate change is a hoax{u2014} 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{u2014} 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{u2014} including a visit to a Flat Earth convention{u2014} 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." -- Description provided by publisher |
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198114 |
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Science Public opinion |
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198113 |
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McIntyre ,Lee C. |
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author |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Book |
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5815 |
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Pontsho Maoko |
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5815 |
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Pontsho Maoko |