Understanding Science Denial

I don’t know about you, but I still get a regular number of complaints from climate change deniers and even more from “anti-vaxxers” – those that refuse to vaccinate their children against various childhood diseases that have been all but eradicated thanks to vaccination.  This article in The Conversation is an interesting insight into the psychology of people who do not accept the overwhelming science that climate change is real, and vaccination is not only safe, but critical to public health. Read about “The Thinking error at the root of science denial.”