The Green Elephant - 93- War Against Science

EPISODE 93

The War on Logic. The War on Reason. The War on Common Sense.

The War on Science

Gaging the Number of Lives Lost to Covid because of Science Denial

This is how many lives could have been saved with COVID vaccinations in each stateA large share of the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID in the U.S. may have lived if they'd gotten vaccinated. A new analysis shows how many lives could have been saved across the country.

Politics v. Science: How President Trump's war on science impacted public health and environmental regulation

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)

The tracker records reported attempts by federal, state, and local government actors to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education, or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information (“anti-science actions”). According to the tracker, 346 anti-science actions were taken by the federal government between President Trump's election and President Biden's inauguration

The Greatest Scientific Advancements

Celebrating the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Last CenturyDiscover the great scientific breakthroughs of each decade over the past century, and learn about where things are heading this decade.

What Are The Greatest Scientific Discoveries Of All Time?

From penicillin to genome editing to CRISPR, here's a roundup of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time (in no particular order) which have been ...

Great Scientific Inventions of the Past 50 years timeline.

Infographic: The 50 Most Important Life-Saving Breakthroughs in HistoryWhat advances in tech, science, and healthcare have led to the biggest increases in life expectancy? Here are 50 of them that have saved billions of lives.

REJECTING SCIENCE

Understanding Why Some People Reject ScienceFrom climate skepticism to conspiracy theories, the denial of established scientific facts is motivated by deep-seated emotions that the "true believer" may not even be aware of.

SFU Beedie School of BusinessTo communicate scientific findings that are relevant to the public, science communicators need to understand how to overcome attitudes that are anti-science.

Does Plucking a Gray Hair Make More Grow? And More Old Wives Tales That Are FakeThese long-believed "facts" don't exactly hold any truth.

Why some people don’t trust science – and how to change their mindsPeople who are suspicious of science often assume they are understand it well – and that others agree with them.

Opinion | Why We Don’t Trust Science AnymoreStudents discuss the dwindling confidence in scientists since the start of the pandemic.

A VALUABLE TOOL: Science Tracker

Silencing Science Tracker - Climate Science Legal Defense FundMore than 400 government attacks on science and one public database to search them all: The Silencing Science Tracker.

Is this how you feel?From 2014 to 2015 I approached the world’s leading climate scientists and asked them to respond to one simple question: How does climate change make you feel? Their responses were truly...

These Are the Most Important Inventions of Our Time, From 1954 to NowBetween the 1950s and today, scientific and technological innovations have revolutionized the lives we lead, from the hospital to outer space to the kitchen.

Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

The Silencing Science Tracker is a joint initiative of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund. The Silencing Science Tracker is a joint initiative of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund. It is intended to record reports of federal, state, and local government attempts to “silence science.”

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities.

Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and VulnerabilityIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report