From climate change and evolution, why are beliefs that run counter to the scientific establishment so prolific?
Philosopher of science and author of Nonsense on Stilts, Massimo Pigliucci looks at what causes people to hold these beliefs and how to separate the facts from fiction.
Massimo Pigliucci: Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at CUNY-City College, New York.. Pigliucci boasts not only a doctorate in genetics but also PhDs in biology and philosophy of science. He is one of the leading advocates of The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, a new way to think about and understand evolutionary phenomena.
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