Name: Michael Specter: Opasnost poricanja znanosti
Uploaded: 2010-04-12T09:38:00Z
Duration: 16 min 12 s
Description: Tvrdnje o povezanosti cjepiva s autizmom, zabrane "Frankenstein-hrane", pomama za biljnim lijekovima: Sve su to razlozi rasta javnog straha (i, često, potpunog nijekanja) znanosti i razuma, kaže Michael Specter. Upozorava kako taj trend nagoviještava katastrofu ljudskom napretku.

Tvrdnje o povezanosti cjepiva s autizmom, zabrane "Frankenstein-hrane", pomama za biljnim lijekovima: Sve su to razlozi rasta javnog straha (i, često, potpunog nijekanja) znanosti i razuma, kaže Michael Specter. Upozorava kako taj trend nagoviještava katastrofu ljudskom napretku.

Michael Specter: Opasnost poricanja znanosti

Advances like vaccines and modern agriculture have transformed global health and prosperity, yet fear and denial now threaten these gains. The belief that vaccines cause autism, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, has led to declining immunization rates and preventable deaths. Resistance to genetically engineered food and reliance on unproven remedies stem from mistrust and nostalgia, not science. At a time when a billion people go hungry and critical resources vanish, rejecting evidence puts lives and progress at risk.