From The Skeptic Zone Podcast with Richard Saunders: Episode #740: Lessons in Science and Pseudoscience
“Science educator Melanie Trecek-King tells us about her recent report in ‘The Skeptic’ magazine (Australia) about the differences between science, pseudoscience and science denial.
Melanie is a science educator at a community college in Massachusetts. A few years ago, while teaching general education biology to students who really didn’t want to be there, she thought to herself: What does the average person need to know about science? The stages of mitosis and protein synthesis? Or how the process of science works?”
Links from the show
Science and Its Pretenders (Published in The Skeptic, Vol 42 No 2, June 2022)
How to Inoculate Yourself Against Misinformation
Skeptical Inquirer: Teach Skills, Not Facts
Skeptical Inquirer: A Life Preserver for Staying Afloat in a Sea of Misinformation