NASA Faked the Moon Landing—Therefore, (Climate) Science Is a Hoax
@article{Lewandowsky2013NASAFT, title={NASA Faked the Moon Landing—Therefore, (Climate) Science Is a Hoax}, author={S. Lewandowsky and K. Oberauer and G. Gignac}, journal={Psychological Science}, year={2013}, volume={24}, pages={622 - 633} }
Although nearly all domain experts agree that carbon dioxide emissions are altering the world’s climate, segments of the public remain unconvinced by the scientific evidence. Internet blogs have become a platform for denial of climate change, and bloggers have taken a prominent role in questioning climate science. We report a survey of climate-blog visitors to identify the variables underlying acceptance and rejection of climate science. Our findings parallel those of previous work and show… CONTINUE READING
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