Michael Specter: The danger of science denial

"Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress."

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kir_mokumsays...

i totally agree with his overall msg but there are a LOT of nuances that he doesn't seem to understand and i think he's guilty of the same lack of skepticism he's railing against.

NordlichReitersays...

>> ^Truckchase:

>> ^NordlichReiter:
Yea it's a great world. Except for those countries where its not.
Bullets are not disease.

That has nothing to do with the topic of the talk. Give your own talk to address the issues you want to address.


At the time of my original comment I was of the mind that this guy was talking from a high place, down to his audience.

I had this documentary in my mind, below.
The Vice Guide to Liberia, http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-vice-guide-to-liberia-trailer.

The youtube part one of the the documentary above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQSjyYRTDVM

The rest of the speech was excellent. But yes at the time of my, quoted comment below, I was in a different state of mind. But it has everything to do with the topic of the talk. This was a broad scoped talk which eventually ended in skepticism, fear, and science denial. I was thrown off by the premise of his talk, and took immediate distaste for the rest of it. We should endeavor to look out from our high palace walls unto the rest of the world.

Science is great until it is hijacked by money, laws, the company, and or the media.

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