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Michael Specter talks denialism

Take 19 minutes to watch Michael Specter talk about the importance of science and its impact on our understanding of the world.

Written byPhil Plait
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I wish everyone on Earth-- including Oprah, and Jenny McCarthy, everyone -- would take 19 minutes of their lives and watch Michael Specter talk about why science is so important: Of course, Jenny McCarthy won't listen. But if the people who listened to her did, then they'd stop listening to her. And what a wonderful world that would be.

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