Name: 麦克尔·斯巴克特：否认科学的危险
Uploaded: 2010-04-12T09:38:00Z
Duration: 16 min 12 s
Description: 疫苗能引发自闭症？我们是否该禁止“恶魔食品”？草药制的类似安慰剂真的有效？这些都表明了公众对科学和理智判断的畏惧变大（经常，甚至完全否认），麦克尔如是说。他警告说，认为这样一种态度对于人类进步是有灾难性后果的。

Michael Specter: 麦克尔·斯巴克特：否认科学的危险

麦克尔·斯巴克特：否认科学的危险

疫苗能引发自闭症？我们是否该禁止“恶魔食品”？草药制的类似安慰剂真的有效？这些都表明了公众对科学和理智判断的畏惧变大（经常，甚至完全否认），麦克尔如是说。他警告说，认为这样一种态度对于人类进步是有灾难性后果的。

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.