by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 1, 2023 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming, Science, Science Denial
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 27, 2023 | Characters on the Right, Loons, Pseudoscience, Right Wing Lunacy, Science Denial
“Everywhere there’s globes”: Georgia GOP chair goes full flat-earther in wild rant A recently elected Georgia GOP district chair revealed that she believes the world is flat and that the proliferation of globes is part of a conspiracy, Rolling Stone...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 8, 2023 | • Politics, Science Denial
The 2020 election wasn’t stolen. But Douglas Frank and his bogus equation claiming otherwise are still winning over audiences. | CNN Politics Douglas Frank, an Ohio math teacher, affixed his Texas flag print bow tie, led a booming rendition of the National...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 19, 2022 | Science, Science Denial
These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science Distrust of science is a massive problem. In our current environment, it’s directly leading to people’s deaths. Much of the misinformation we face is intentional and organized, and even...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 6, 2021 | Characters on the Right, Critical Thinking, Science, Science Denial, Vaccination
Aaron Rodgers said he did the research on covid vaccines. Here’s how he was wrong, according to experts Of course, Rodgers, a three-time MVP, is not a scientist and has no authority on the complex sciences of immunology or virology. But his all-over-the-map...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 3, 2020 | Right Wing Lunacy, Science, Science Denial, Vaccination
We wondered: Could the inability of anti-vaxxers to accurately appraise their own knowledge and skills compared to those of medical experts play a role in shaping their attitudes about vaccines? This inability to accurately appraise one’s own knowledge is called the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 28, 2020 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Michael Mann, a climate scientist and signatory to Fox’s letter, said the film includes “various distortions, half-truths and lies” and that the filmmakers “have done a grave disservice to us and the planet by promoting climate change inactivist tropes and talking...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 5, 2019 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Inside a Climate Denial Conference at a Trump Hotel I entered Trump International Hotel in Washington last Thursday with a three-person team to cover the Heartland Institute’s 13th International Conference on Climate Change. I left with two. Despite the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 2, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Yes, it’s worth arguing with science deniers – and here are some techniques you can use The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 17, 2019 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Theory, Hypothesis, And Law – Debunking A Climate Change Contrarian Tactic According to CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller, “Over 40% of Greenland experienced melting yesterday, with total ice loss estimated to be more than 2 gigatons (a gigaton is equal to...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 10, 2019 | Energy, Science, Science Denial, Skepticism
Why HBO’s “Chernobyl” Gets Nuclear So Wrong Since the start of HBO’s mini-series about the 1986 nuclear disaster, “Chernobyl,” journalists have praised the series for getting the facts of the event right, even if its creators took...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 7, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Science, Science Denial, Skepticism
This is a great, really great article! We’ve Lost Sight Of The Most Important Rule In Debating Science It was almost 100 years ago that the most famous debate in science history took place. The topic up for consideration was the nature of the spiral objects in...
