Cultivating discerning citizens Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It Gale M. Sinatra and Barbara K. Hofer Oxford University Press, 2021. 208 pp

A pair of psychologists confront the obstacles that threaten to undermine scientific literacy "Are vaccines safe for my baby?" wonders a new mother. After reading a few articles online that seem authoritative, she steps away from the computer and decides that there is not enough evidence t...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2021-06, Vol.372 (6549), p.1400-1400
Main Author: Casner, Stephen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A pair of psychologists confront the obstacles that threaten to undermine scientific literacy "Are vaccines safe for my baby?" wonders a new mother. After reading a few articles online that seem authoritative, she steps away from the computer and decides that there is not enough evidence to answer her question definitively. This scenario appears in the first of many vignettes in Science Denial that educational psychologists Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer use to confront a worrisome problem that extends beyond ideological science denial itself: the denial of science to those who seek credible information and who are often in great need of it.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.abj0816