The Fight Against Doubt: How to Bridge the Gap Between Scientists and the Public

by Inmaculada de Melo-Martín and Kristen Intemann

The lack of public support for climate change policies and refusals to vaccinate children are just two alarming illustrations of the impacts of dissent about scientific claims. Dissent can lead to confusion, false beliefs, and widespread public doubt about highly justified scientific evidence. Even more dangerously, it has begun to corrode the very authority of scientific consensus and knowledge. Deployed aggressively and to political ends, some dissent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190869224
• ISBN13: 9780190869229
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"