Tagged: Michael Specter

The danger of science denial - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • May 30, 2013 •

• anti-science,
• culture,
• denial,
• Medically-related,
• Michael Specter,
• TED

This, ladies and gentlemen. THIS. Journalist Michael Specter gives an impassioned TED Talk on the danger of science denial. A brilliant talk, and something to be shared as widely as possible. _Especially_ with the anti-science people you know! Vaccine-autism claims,… Read more › … Read More

Why science denial is so very dangerous - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • Apr 14, 2010 •

• Dennis Hong,
• Jonathan Drori,
• Jonathan Klein,
• luddite,
• Michael Specter,
• music,
• Natalie Merchant,
• photography,
• robotics,
• robots,
• science denialism,
• TED

I heart TED – something to which I’m sure I’ve confessed in past. This morning, I got a fantastic email with some of the latest talks to be posted on TED. While they’re all (of course) brilliant, I’ll make special mention of a talk, entitled ‘The danger of … Read More