[Interview] Immune System for Your Mind Against Disinformation with Lee McIntyre

Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the problems with science communication in modern society, the challenges that misinformation poses, and how we can possibly fight it.📖 Lee McIntyre Books: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 - Intro. Meet Lee McIntyre00:47 - Where does science denialism come from09:12 - Climate change, Moon Landing, Shape of the Earth13:28 - How to fight it18:41 - Double standard of reasoning20:22 - The only thing that will work26:58 - Changing your mind: weakness or strength?32:56 - Uncertainty in science40:12 - How to do it better44:26 - Immune system for the mind59:53 - Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/DrlsuLMnQ2I📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast