Psychologist Richard Petty has been investigating the determinants of people’s attitudes, and the situational and individual difference factors responsible for changes in beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. In this episode I talk with Professor Petty about the factors contributing to the recent spike in anti-science attitudes with a focus on identity politics and internet information bubbles. We also discuss how confidence in science can be increased.
LINKS:
Professor Petty’s wepage: https://richardepetty.com/home/
PNAS article “Why are people antiscience, and what can we do about it?”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9335320/pdf/pnas.202120755.pdf
Article: “The neuroscience of persuasion”:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/17470919.2016.1273851?needAccess=true&role=button
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