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Conspiracy Theories Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth.

Authors :
Lewandowsky, Stephan
Jacobs, Peter
Neil, Stuart
Source :
Scientific American; Mar2022, Vol. 326 Issue 3, p72-77, 6p, 1 Color Photograph, 2 Black and White Photographs
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The article discusses how African origin of the virus like AIDS, an explanation favored by Western scientists that has since been unambiguously established. It mentions conspiracy theories impacted by anxiety over China's increasing prominence on the world stage or in preexisting hostility to biotechnology and fear over biosecurity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368733
Volume :
326
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Scientific American
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
155074848