TWiV 442: The New York Tim

Freelance science journalist Tim Requarth joins the TWiVers to explain why scientists should stop thinking that explaining science will fix  information illiteracy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Tim Requarth   Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Neuwrite JMBE science communication issue Smallpox vaccination day The problem with facts (Fin Times) Countering antivaccination attitudes (PNAS) Effective messages in vaccine promotion (Pediatrics) Science curiosity and political information processing (Political Psychol) Teaching science using pseudoscience (D. Duncan) Letters read on TWiV 442 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Life Saver Lightning Alan - Model rocket engine burning in slow-mo Rich - scistarter Vincent - The quest to wipe out a virus and FCC Votes to Begin Dismantling Net Neutrality Listener Pick Robert - Zika presentation Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]