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science denial

The A1 Verse: On the plains of hesitation

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

The A1 Verse: Ron Johnson’s ministry of truth

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

multiple images of Trump in style of Andy Warhol silkscreen

Should I stay or should I go? A ‘Chernobyl-like defect’ in our election system might give Trump a choice

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews

Viral apocalypse

Apocalypse never: what coronavirus teaches us about doomsday denial

By Jamais Cascio | Biosecurity, Science Denial

boris johnson covid-19 coronavirus nhs hospital pandemic

VIDEO: It’s a hoax (cough)—a highlight reel of pandemic pandering and political hubris

By Thomas Gaulkin, John Krzyzaniak | Biosecurity, Multimedia

Trump's tweet about global warming.

The 2018 list of the worst in anti-science

By Jeremy Schulman | Climate Change, Opinion

Ancient alien fictions.

AlienCon is not hilarious

By Elisabeth Eaves | Science Denial, What We’re Reading

How to respond to science-denial trolls

By John Cook | Climate Change, Columnists, Science Denial