Agnotology in Practice: Correlations of Creationism and Global Warming Denial

ISSI's Center for the Comparative Study of Right-Wing Movements along with the Center for the Study of Social Change and the Energy and Resources Group present:

Agnotology in Practice:  Correlations of Creationism and Global Warming Denial

Colloquium | September 14 | 4-5:30 p.m. | UC Berkeley Campus, Wildavsky Conference Room, ISSI, 2538 Channing Way

Featured Speaker: Joshua Rosenau, Public Information and Project Director, National Center for Science Education, Inc.

Respondent: Daniel Kammen, 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy, UC Berkeley

Sponsors: Center for the Comparative Study of Right-Wing Movements, Center for the Study of Social Change, Energy and Resources Group

For years the opponents of evolution have cast their arguments as "science"--complete with research institutes, journals and media departments, typically financed by right-wing donors. Earlier this enterprise went by the name "creationism" and lately the tenets of creationism have been recast as "intelligent design". In recent years, the model of this opposition to evolution has been imported into the campaign against the science of global warming and the attempt to forge public policy to combat its effects. This talk looks at several key elements of this model. These include parallels in strategy and rhetoric between creationists and global warming deniers; the use of polling data to cast doubt on evolution and global warming; and seeking answers to the issues raised by evolution and climate change in Genesis.

Event Contact: ccsrwm@berkeley.edu, 510-642-0813