What exactly is science? It's something that philosophers have grappled with quite a bit. Well, the good news is that you don't have to have a philosophical understanding of the foundation of science to understand science. Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School.He is the author of many many books, including “How to Talk to a Science Denier,” Post-Truth, and The Scientific Attitude.He sits down with Greg to look at science from a philosophical angle. They discuss flat earthers, anti-vaxxers and disinformation on the internet, paradigm shifts, the politicization of everything and becoming a philosopher of science.Episode Quotes:The problem with misinformation and science denial It's that it polarizes us and demonizes the other side. It creates a us versus them dynamic around empirical issues, so that we literally fall into, you know, and different teams and hate the people on the other side. And that gives scientists an impossible task to do good science communication.Science denial isn't newScience denial has been around for as long as science has. And I don't think anybody with a straight face can say that science denial is worse now than it was in Galileo's time. More on science deniersThey think of themselves as being more scientific than the scientists. More open-minded and more skeptical at the same time. That they're really the rigorous thinkers and that scientists are biased.Show Links:Recommended Resources:Richard Feynman - WikipediaKarl Popper - WikipediaMemoirs of an Unregulated Economist, StiglerBehind the Curve FilmGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at Boston UniversityLee McIntyre’s WebsiteLee McIntyre on LinkedInLee McIntyre on TwitterLee McIntyre on FacebookHis Work: Lee McIntyre on Google ScholarHow to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy ReasonThe Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and PseudosciencePost-TruthThe Art of Good and EvilPhilosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy)The Sin EaterRespecting Truth: Willful Ignorance in the Internet AgeDark Ages: The Case for a Science of Human Behavior Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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