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Danger of Misinformation and Science Denial: Background, Modern Examples, Future Action

Jennifer J. Harman et al.

Journal of Social Issues2025https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.70006article
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Abstract

Anti‐science beliefs, including science denial and belief in pseudoscience, pose a serious risk to human societies. This introductory article presents an overview of the dangers of these anti‐science beliefs for a special issue of the Journal of Social Issues on how they impact the behavioral and social sciences. After providing a broad overview of some of the dangers of science denial and pseudoscience, we summarize the contributions of scholars to this special issue who explore a wide range of factors that contribute to the problem and provide suggestions for how scientists can better communicate and apply their research findings in a “post‐truth” world.

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@article{jennifer2025,
  title        = {{Danger of Misinformation and Science Denial: Background, Modern Examples, Future Action}},
  author       = {Jennifer J. Harman et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Social Issues},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.70006},
}

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