Sally Kohn: If you don't understand the difference between men and women's sexual psychology, we're never going to solve these prob s. She says people can get converted by people that they know. The best way to convince a friend or family member of something is to plant it in their mind as early as possible. You have to water the seed when you are trying to convert someone.
“Climate change is a hoax — and so is coronavirus.” “Vaccines are bad for you.” These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed — they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories. How can we convince such people otherwise? How can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don’t believe in facts? In this conversation based on his new book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers, and argues that it’s important to do so.