Exposing Denial

Worldview backfire effect

John Cook explains the worldview backfire effect using examples from recent history and research. He also talks about ways in which we might combat this phenomenon when it comes to discussions of climate change.

Source: Denial101x (a MOOC from UQx and edX)

Credit: Worldview backfire effect, originally published in UQx Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial, 2017 (CC-BY-SA 4.0)

Curated by Lea Rekow for BifrostOnline

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