A survival guide to the misinformation age: Scientific habits of mind
This survival guide provides a comprehensive set of apps for the prefrontal cortex, making science accessible and enjoyable by demystifying numbers, graphs, and probability concepts while emphasizing the importance of precise language…
Digital twins in agri-food : Societal and ethical
The paper proposes a framework to anticipate and reflect on the societal, ethical, and safety impacts of digital twins in the agri-food domain, emphasizing the importance of incorporating societal values during their…
Lyrical Fascism and Thinking Dangerously in a Time of Weaponized Ignorance. In The Public in Peril
This book chapter discusses Emmitt Till and Stormy Weather: Katrina and the politics of disposability. It highlights the importance of moral witnessing to combat fascist narratives and addresses the deliberate use of…
Of Grammatology (Fortieth-Anniversary edition.)
This book commemorates the 40th anniversary of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s pioneering translation of Jacques Derrida’s “Of Grammatology,” It encourages readers to critically engage with Derrida’s work, which often challenges traditional philosophical notions…
Leading voices in the denier choir: Conservative columnists’ dismissal of global warming and denigration of climate science
This article investigates the role of conservative newspaper columnists in the climate change denial campaign, analyzing 203 opinion editorials written by 80 different columnists from 2007 to 2010.
Trends in Consumer Attitudes about Agricultural Biotechnology
By highlighting the practical benefits of agricultural biotechnology, the article showcases the reality of insect-resistant and pesticide-efficient crops. These advancements can eventually lead to the development of nutrient-rich food products that will…
Organized climate change Denial. In The Oxford handbook of climate change and society.
Chapter 10 of this insightful book explores organized attempts to disregard or underestimate the existence of climate change. Motives behind these concerted activities are brought to light by the social dimensions of…
Understanding Perceptions and Attitudes toward Genetically Modified Organisms on Twitter
The paper makes a distinction between GMO discussions by laypeople and organizational entities on Twitter. Using text classifiers, topic modeling, and sentiment analysis, it addresses questions about popular topics, changes over time,…
The fake news that sealed the fate of Antony and Cleopatra
One of the most notable examples of propaganda was during the decline of the Roman Republic when Octavian, later known as Augustus Caesar rose to triumph as the first Roman emperor by…
Donald Trump is waging a war on reality — so far, reality is losing
O’Hehir criticizes Trump’s deceitful public statements for creating a world of lies, which he believes undermines the legitimacy of politics.