When Scientists Act Like Denialists
Science communicators should embody what their fans value most.
8 min readMar 7, 2019
Michael Specter described denialism as “denial writ large,” where a large segment of society turns away from reality. What’s real are matters of facts, scientific consensus and evidence. What’s unreal are the products of irrationality and delusion. But it’s more than disagreement or debate. To…