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

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Title: 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.
Subjects: AIDS, Conspiracy theories, Biosecurity, Racism, Anxiety
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.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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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.
ISSN:00368733