Denial, Deception, and Ignorance: "Culturo-Behavior Unscience" Examined in Three Recent Books.

This article reviews three recent books that consider how science is conveyed and often misrepresented to the public and how this can corrupt broad, vexing social issues and undermine human well-being. The Parrot and the Igloo (Lipsky, 2023), Ultra-Processed People: The Science behind Food that Isn'...

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Publicado en:Behavior & Social Issues Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 134 - 153
Autores principales: Rakos, Richard F., Alavosius, Mark P., Krispin, Jonathan V.
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Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2025
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