Skeptical Science

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Non-profit science education organization building public resilience against climate misinformation. Founded by . More at

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    1 Jan 2021

    It's amusing how those in denial about human-caused climate change quickly resort to ad hominem attacks against our website and team when somebody links to science-based content on . So, here is a thread with information about who we are and what we do. 1/n

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    Jan 3

    Late last year, had a wonderful & thought-provoking conversation on creative climate communication with , & Ting Lester for the podcast (was writing down great quotes from the panelists). Podcast just went live at

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  3. Jan 2

    #12 The year 2021 was another busy - and cranky! - one for our team. You can read about the many activities in the review blog post for the year at

    collage depicting activities in 2021
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    Jan 1

    2021: A year in review

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  5. 30 Dec 2021

    The year 2021 was a rather "cranky" one for our team! For one, quite some research was cranked out - i.e. published - by team members and for another, a particular Cranky Uncle started to make the rounds throughout the year! Read all about it here:

    Collage of Skeptical Science activities throughout 2021
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    29 Dec 2021

    I’ve just posted Part 3 of the video series The Science of Cranky Uncle. Part 3 explores how we can use critical thinking to deconstruct misinformation to identify reasoning fallacies & misleading rhetorical techniques

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  7. 30 Dec 2021

    This last edition of New Research in 2021 includes a statistical digest for the year: * 5,495 listed articles * 3,191 open access items * 30,793+ authoring researchers * 193+ publishing journals * ~50,000 articles examined

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  8. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2021

    "Friends and family are the most trusted sources of information about climate change,” said . "When people see their friends and family pushing back against misinformation that can be effective in stopping the misinformation from spreading."

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  9. 23 Dec 2021

    New Research for Week #51 with 122 articles in 90 journals by 735 contributing authors

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    22 Dec 2021

    Thanks to and for helping "Climate Change Chat" get off the ground and sharing your knowledge. Up to 44 subscribers now! More clips coming over holidays & will be back with more interviews in 2022.

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  11. 22 Dec 2021

    New Research for Week #50 with 89 articles in 45 journals by 574 contributing authors

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  12. 22 Dec 2021

    New Research for Week #49 with 112 articles in 110 journals by 676 contributing authors

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  13. 22 Dec 2021

    4/4 If you'd like to translate one of the handbooks into a "missing" language or help with a translation currently in progress, please contact us by selecting "Enquiry about translations" from the dropdown menu at .

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  14. 22 Dec 2021

    3/n Overview pages for the handbooks with more translations: The Conspiracy Theory Handbook The Debunkging Handbook 2020 The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook

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  15. 22 Dec 2021

    2/n Thanks All! 🇭🇷 🇳🇱 🇧🇷 🇬🇷, Dimitris Mavros 🇵🇱 Mikotaj Fedorowicz, Mateusz Kozak and Beata Kuśmider

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  16. 22 Dec 2021

    Since August, over half a dozen handy handbook translations have been published thanks to involvement of our translator network and other translator teams. coordinated the work & created the design & did the layouting. 1/n

    Titles of translated versions of The Debunking Handbook 2020, The Conspiracy Theory Handbook and The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook
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    21 Dec 2021

    I’ve just posted Part 2 of the video series The Science of Cranky Uncle. Part 2 delves into inoculation theory - a framework for building public resilience against misinformation

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  18. Retweeted
    18 Dec 2021

    A live "Climate Change Chat" with astrophysicist, Dr. Ken Rice starts in about an hour @ 9:30 am EST. Rice will talk about physics and his experiences running his climate change blog "...and Then There's Physics." Watch:

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  19. Retweeted
    9 Dec 2021

    Just published an article in Monash Lens explaining our research into detecting & categorising climate misinformation

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    9 Dec 2021

    My video livestream with about using critical thinking & gamification to fight climate misinformation starts in 5 minutes. You can watch at

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    9 Dec 2021

    Highly recommend this article by reporting on our research into using machine learning to detect climate misinformation, but also brings in other research by into public opinion about climate change

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