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episode 745: 745: Dave Farina | Debunking Junk Science Myths
Dave Farina (@daveexplains) is on a mission to make science make sense for everyone — whether it's through his Professor Dave Explains YouTube channel, his Professor Dave Debates podcast, or his new book, Is This Wi-Fi Organic?: A Guide to Spotting Misleading Science Online (Science Myths Debunked).
What We Discuss with Dave Farina:- How the Internet went from a promising reservoir of unlimited knowledge for all to an insidious superspreader of disinformation.
- Why it's easier than ever for people to simply deny inconvenient facts that don't support their worldview.
- How NASA went from the revered public institution that miraculously landed human beings on the moon to the scapegoat for conspiracy theorists who insist the Earth is flat.
- Why synthetic doesn't always equate with bad, and natural doesn't automatically mean good.
- Who profits from the proliferation of fake science, and what can we do to separate the wheat from the chaff when we're bombarded with copious amounts of fact and fiction?
- And much more...
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