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The era of once-a-decade outliers such as Carl Sagan is long gone. In this current era of internet-borne disinformation and science denial, science communication has emerged as a vibrant and necessary field, with science scholars using their expertise to inform the public.
Stay up to date with CSICon and science communication: skepticalinquirer.org
Charlatans and anti-science propaganda have never been more prevalent, and the stakes have never been higher. As the existential challenge of the twenty-first century begins to materialize, how do we help people know what is true? This talk will clarify the issue and players involved and highlight important strategies that can be implemented toward winning this war with ourselves.
Dave Farina is a science communicator and generalist best known for his YouTube channel, Professor Dave Explains (which has 2.5 million subscribers). While the channel is primarily a database of academic tutorials to help students with a variety of subjects, Dave is also passionate about neutralizing disinformation and science denial, from flat earthers and creationists to anti-vaxxers and medical hoaxes. Dave hopes to serve as a beacon toward the rehabilitation of public science literacy.
This talk took place on October 27, 2023.
The era of once-a-decade outliers such as Carl Sagan is long gone. In this current era of internet-borne disinformation and science denial, science communication has emerged as a vibrant and necessary field, with science scholars using their expertise to inform the public.
Stay up to date with CSICon and science communication: skepticalinquirer.org
Charlatans and anti-science propaganda have never been more prevalent, and the stakes have never been higher. As the existential challenge of the twenty-first century begins to materialize, how do we help people know what is true? This talk will clarify the issue and players involved and highlight important strategies that can be implemented toward winning this war with ourselves.
Dave Farina is a science communicator and generalist best known for his YouTube channel, Professor Dave Explains (which has 2.5 million subscribers). While the channel is primarily a database of academic tutorials to help students with a variety of subjects, Dave is also passionate about neutralizing disinformation and science denial, from flat earthers and creationists to anti-vaxxers and medical hoaxes. Dave hopes to serve as a beacon toward the rehabilitation of public science literacy.
This talk took place on October 27, 2023.
