In his debate with Destiny, Jordan Peterson served as a perfect example of intellectual laziness. Peterson spoke with high confidence about things he did not do the bare minimum to understand and instead repeated talking points. He was totally unprepared and Destiny did a good

Thrilled to announce that the 10th anniversary edition of "The Sixth Extinction" is now out, with a new epilogue on insects. You can listen to an excerpt here:

Nothing like a 🔥 scientist posting about wildfire to bring out the climate deniers. No I am not a communist. No it is not arson. Yes these fires are responding to climate change.

About 15 years ago, I believed a lot of conspiracy theories about science-related topics. Something that helped me get out of that rabbit hole was recognizing how the scientific community actually works, something that I think laypeople in general don't appreciate. So, this video

WOW. History Dr. Timothy Snyder just completely debunked and embarrassed Marjorie Taylor Greene after she kept pushing the narrative of Nazis in Ukraine. “On the question of Nazis, I’ve written two books as a historian about Nazis and the holocaust. On the question of Ukrainian

People who watch *the exact same* video of a protest often come to radically different conclusions. People's views of protestors and the police depend on the congruence of the protestors’ positions with the subjects’ own worldview jstor.org/stable/41511108

Anti-vaxxers can't think. Including John Campbell, who apparently prefers audience capture over following the evidence. Data from Japan does not prove that COVID vaccines cause cancer. Not even close.

An old guy explains why it would be neat if our planet decided to rely on the sun for its power, thus cleaning the air, disempowering oligarchs, and blunting some of the climate damage. Also, almost everyone likes solar power, so that's good

We tax polluters. Why not tax spreaders of misinformation? thehill.com/opinion/campai…

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Nothing says partisan hackery like slow-walking aficionado Aileen Cannon indefinitely postponing Trump’s classified docs trial. It’s time for Jack Smith to have her removed.

Let’s Stop Insulting Each Other as ‘Anti-Science’ wapo.st/4dsOirz Nieve book review that misses the point on disinformation (organized lying) to dive into finger wagging about science communication and polarization.

Google research shows the fast rise of AI-generated #misinformation cbc.ca/news/science/a… by jordan pearson "...the data reveals that AI-generated images have quickly risen in prominence, becoming nearly as popular as more traditional forms of manipulation."

Researchers create winning strategy to combat vaccine misinformation on X phys.org/news/2024-06-s… Reply to misinformation about COVID vaccine "with a positive attitude, politeness, & strong evidence are more likely to encourage others to disbelieve the incorrect information."

George Clooney says Donald Trump is an insult to intelligence, an insult to decency, and an insult to humanity. Drop a 💙 and Repost if you agree with George!

As Harris moves to secure the Democratic nomination, misinformation follows soon after cnn.com/2024/07/22/bus… Incredible how fast the BS emerges. And so often with a racist & sexist vibe. As campaign moves on "...the corresponding amount of disinformation and misleading

Elon deleted this. I’m sure he hates seeing it on twitter. 😂

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is at odds with his own constituents over the issue of climate change, according to new polling. Learn more in the article from Sam Bright 🔗 loom.ly/5HyqUQM

ABIM Revokes Certification for Two Physicians Accused of COVID Misinformation medscape.com/viewarticle/ab… It is good to see formal action being taken against misinformation mongers, Pierre Kory & Paul Ellis Marik. Despite all the "cancel culture" claims, very few MDs have been

I am sharing a personal statement that my family and I have made in response to my brother’s announcement.