Atheists Talk Cable Show - Audio

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "The War on Science, Pt. 1" recorded 10/13/2016 In October, sciencedebate.org co-founder, Shawn Otto, talked about his latest book, The War on Science. In the first half hour show, Shawn explained what is happening in our government and our culture that has resulted in, essentially, a war on science. He talked about why this is especially a problem in recent years and why it’s an especially grievous situation amongst politicians and political candidates. Shawn delineated three main components of science denial amongst political conservatives - denying the science of reproductive medicine, evolution, and climate change - but was quick to point out that science denial is also an issue among political progressives (especially in the areas of vaccines and GMOs). In the second show, Shawn noted that the war on science is fought on three fronts: the identity politics, the ideological, and the industrial, and he defined what he meant by each term. In evaluating wa