Inside The Mind Of A Conspiracy Theorist

Justin Gerdes

Carbon Neutral Copenhagen

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark has an ambitious plan to become the world's first carbon neutral capital by 2025. Reporter Justin Gerdes tells Steve Curwood, the Danish city has already an ocean-water cooling system, a bike super-highway and many wind farms. Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark with a population of nearly two million.
Source: Living On Earth: Carbon Neutral Capital

Stephan Lewandowsky

Inside The Mind Of A Conspiracy Theorist

Stephan Lewandowsky talks to Chris Mooney about conspiratorial thinking. How does one become a conspiracy theorist? Conspiratorial thinking clearly plays an important role in science denial, on matters ranging from the connection between HIV and AIDS, to the safety of vaccines, to global warming.

Stephan Lewandowsky is a professor of psychology and he's the author of a recent study "NASA Faked the Moon Landings, Therefore (Climate) Science is a Hoax: An Anatomy of the Motivated Rejection of Science (PDF)". It was followed by a second study of the conspiracy theorists who rejected the first study for, yes, conspiratorial reasons.
Source: Point Of Inquiry: Stephan Lewandowsky - The Mind of the Conspiracy Theorist

Tyler Sommers

Does The Canadian Government Gag Scientists?

Canada's Harper Administration is allegedly restricting environmental government scientists' communication with journalists, according to academics and media watchdogs. Steve Curwood talks to Tyler Sommers, coordinator of Democracy Watch.
Source: Living On Earth: Canadian Government Gag Order for Scientists?

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