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Preparation

Do the following prior to the next class:

• Complete the For Your Notebook exercises in the Preparation and Response to Class Discussion sections of the blog page Climate Science and the Cold War.

• Read Allchin, D. (2021). Who Speaks for Science?. Science & Education, 1-18. [PDF]

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Teachers can help students learn how to navigate the treacherous territory of inevitably mediated communication and the vulnerabilities of epistemic dependence. Students need to understand the role of science communication practices (media literacy) and the roles of credibility, expertise and honesty and the deceptive strategies used by imitators of science to seem like credible voices for science.

Allchin 2021.

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