Science Deniers, You Have Confederacy Theorists, and Things Like That

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joey's method is a way of persuading science deniers and conspiracy theorists to question their beliefs. It was developed in person, through conversations with people who met with joey face-to-face during this science out reach. Like other techniques we've discussed on the show before, it works so well that it directly challenges the information deficit hypothesis. When they don't, it feels like they just need more facts.

In this episode we sit down with Joey Rodman (@okiespacequeen), a science educator in Oklahoma whose recent Twitter thread about using a portable planetarium to reach out to flat earthers went viral thanks to their counterintuitive advice about how to discuss science denial and conspiracy theories with people who may have never interacted with a scientist before.

After years of on-the-ground, one-on-one conversations, Joey has developed a technique similar to those we've discussed on the show, including street epistemology, motivational interviewing, deep canvassing, and even the socratic method. It shares elements with all of these, but was developed in-person through conversations with people who met with Joey in their communities and home towns.

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