Can I Give You a Book?

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"I will read up to one of your books or i will htwo utividios, if they're not longer than an hour each. But i would like to suggest a book to you," he says. "They will absolutely take that deal. They because they think they're hooking me in." 'This isn't portunity to also be validated, feel heard, be respected and enter into a dynamic'

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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