Experiences of modernity in the greenhouse: A cultural analysis of a physicist “trio” supporting the backlash against global warming.
This paper explores the cultural and historical dimensions shaping US climate science politics, focusing on physicists from the George C. Marshall Institute. It examines why these scientists supported the environmental backlash to…
Experiences of modernity in the greenhouse: A cultural analysis of a physicist “trio” supporting the backlash against global warming
The views of renowned scientists and founders of the George C. Marshall Institute are outlined in this paper. Their motivations for aligning with climate change denial and the desire to resist changes…
Pesticide misuse among small Andean farmers stems from pervasive misinformation by retailers
A study that aimed at exploring the responsibility of pesticide retailers in the misuse of pesticides among farmers, an issue according to the authors not well documented and blame usually directed at…
Fake News, Fact Checking, and Partisanship: The Resilience of Rumors in the 2018 Brazilian Elections
A study aimed at studying the effectiveness of fact checking during elections in developing countries, based on the finding that fact checking reduced misinformation during elections in developed countries. the findings suggest…
Posts Supporting Anti-Environmental Policy in Brazil are Shared More on Social Media
A study on the “firefighter cattle” argument that went viral in Brazil, affecting environmental policy that negatively impacted the protection of biodiversity through the spread of pseudoscience and misinformation in social media.