In uncertain times, making people cynical about what’s true and what’s not is a tactic of authoritarian rulers, or those striving to be. Sowing distrust in science is part of the political subordination of reality. Our guests discuss political attitudes toward science and how to influence them.
Click above to listen to part 3 of How Bad Does It Have to Get?, featuring Lee McIntyre, Philosopher and Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and author of “The Scientific Attitude” and “Post-Truth”, Reyhaneh Maktoufi, Civic Science Fellow with NOVA PBS at station WGBH, and co-presented with Roland Pease, BBC reporter and presenter of “Science in Action.”
How Bad Does It Have to Get?:
Part 1: Science Denial
Part 2: Engaging Disbelievers
Part 3: Challenging Post-Truth
