How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason

A necessary communication guide for the “fake news” era—with practical advice, strategies, and scripts for engaging in productive political discourse with the misinformed.

Flat earthers, anti-vaxxers, climate change disbelievers . . . Can we change the minds of science deniers?

“Climate change is a hoax—and so is coronavirus.” “Vaccines are bad for you.” These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed—they ar...