4 profs claim that science shows like Cosmos preach to the choir and are thus ineffective in educating the publichttp://goo.gl/M3wKbL
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Replying to @Evolutionistrue
If the shows were hosted by impartial scientists like
@RichardDawkins or David Attenborough they would be more effective. I think it really1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
depends on the scientist hosting the show.
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What does it mean to be "effective" here?
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Like convincing creationists that evolution happened or a liberal creationist that evolution didn't stop at the neck.
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Replying to @Hereditarian98 @HbdNrx and
Or convincing an anti vaxxer that vaccines are safe & save lives. I think Penn & Teller's show Bullshit was pretty good at this.
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Was Cosmos trying to convince people of anything along those lines? (other than "the universe is really big and has interesting things in it
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I agree that a Bill Nye show probably wouldn't convince people that evolution is real and that a drier,more factual approach might be better
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True but even if Bill Nye did a show like that I don't think he would be very effective at convincing creationists. David Attenborough would
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Sure. Bill Nye is just an entertainer
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As for convincing libs that evolution doesn't stop at the neck...we're still working on that one.
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@JaneGoodallInst would be a good scientist to do that I think. Liberals love her. So does just about everyone.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Hereditarian98 @HbdNrx and
Except of course boasian anthropologists who tried to silence her and stop her from publishing her research on chimpanzee violence.
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