Showing posts with label Dr. Eugenie C. Scott. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Renowned Anthropologist Discusses Why People Reject Science

Dr. Eugenie C. Scott gives a lecture on Darwin's Day. 
Photo by Nipuni Gomes
By Nipuni Gomes

The primary reason for many people to reject climate change, vaccination or evolution is not science, but ideology, Dr. Eugenie Carol Scott, a renowned anthropologist, told an audience at Trinity University yesterday.

Scott, a physical anthropologist and chair of the Advisory Council for the National Center for Science Education, presented a lecture titled “Why Do People Reject Good Science,” hosted by Trinity University in honor of the 2016 Darwin Day, the 207th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday.