The Flat Earth satire: using science theater to debunk absurd theories

França, George Sand; Ribeiro, Ricardo Cruccioli; Soares, Luana Rosa; Calmoni, João; França, Gabriel B. de; Brito, Paulo Eduardo

doi:10.5194/gc-4-297-2021

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“…However, there are even more effective examples from across Geoscience Communication that have used creative methodologies to develop co-creative partnerships between geoscientists and other publics. This includes using storytelling to co-create interventions addressing the climate crisis (Woodley et al, 2022), using science theatre to debunk scientific mistruths (França et al, 2021), and even a metanalysis of creative practice as a tool to build resilience to natural hazards in the Global South (Van Loon et al, 2020).…”

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A Spectrum of Geoscience Communication: From Dissemination to Participation

Illingworth

2023

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Abstract. This article is a written contribution to accompany the 2023 Katia and Maurice Krafft Award from the European Geosciences Union. Though a consideration of my own practice and that of the wider literature, I investigate whether employing creative approaches can enhance the diversification of geosciences and facilitate broader engagement in its research and governance. I propose a spectrum for geoscience communication, spanning from dissemination to participation, and contend that effective communication demands a creative approach, considering the requirements of diverse audiences. I offer practical recommendations and tactics for successful geoscience communication, including audience awareness, transparency, and engagement with varied communities. This article emphasises the significance of fostering increased recognition for science communication within geosciences and promoting wider engagement in its research and governance. It delivers valuable insights for researchers, educators, communicators, and policymakers interested in enhancing their communication skills and connecting with diverse audiences in the geoscience domain.

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A Spectrum of Geoscience Communication: From Dissemination to Participation

Illingworth

2023

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“…За припаднике било које светске религије, физички и духовни свет се прожимају, уфолози у нашем физичком свету виде ванземаљске биолошке ентитете, док равноземљаши сматрају да наша планета није округлог, односно апоидног облика (в. нпр. Sinani 2009Sinani , 2010França et al 2021).…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal in Serbia as an Example of Social Solipsism

Žikić

2022

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The number of citizens in Serbia vaccinated against COVID-19 was among the highest in Europe in early 2021. It started to stagnate as it approached 50% total population coverage, while the number of cases started to rise. The paper presents the cultural thought that leads people to decline COVID-19 vaccination, and aims to show that such cultural thought can be described as social solipsism. This means that illusions about reality are used as a cognitive reference point for organizing the world around us. It has been noted that there is no uniform category of opponents of the fight against the pandemic. There are those who, in their negative attitude to everything that is being undertaken to curb the pandemic, are led by the idea that the illness does not exist; then there are those who are opposed to vaccination in general, but also those who oppose only COVID-19 vaccination; in addition, there are those who prioritize their own principles based on legal, moral or religious norms over vaccination, interpreting those norms in this way, and those who believe that their lifestyle and state of health protect them from illness, and that this, rather than vaccination, should be the guideline for the fight against the pandemic; then there are those who are doubtful about everything they read and hear in the media about COVID-19, as well as those who are unable to provide a more specific explanation about the reasons for refusing to be vaccinated, and those who have lost all trust in politicians, i.e. in the way that our society has been organized under the influence of state and social actors; then, there are those whose trust in the medical profession has declined. Finally, there is a distinct subgroup of respondents, namely those who are able to put together a small pseudotheoretical system which links the pandemic as a global fact with events which may or may not be connected with it in the local, Serbian sociocultural context, in a manner which they perceive as being causal. What characterizes the cultural thought that leads them to refuse vaccination is distrust of the dominant social discourses, primarily political and scientific and, above all, medical discourses, and they consequently ignore the objective facts these discourses are based on. Such cultural thought can be termed postlogical because it ignores those social discourses – primarily scientific ones – which talk about the objective state of factual reality; instead, it draws on arguments that are not characteristic of causal, factographically informed thought, influencing public opinion by appealing to convictions and feelings rather than facts.

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Science &Amp; Theatre: Communicating Science and Technology With Performing Arts

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The Flat Earth satire: using science theater to debunk absurd theories

Cited by 5 publications

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A Spectrum of Geoscience Communication: From Dissemination to Participation

A Spectrum of Geoscience Communication: From Dissemination to Participation

COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal in Serbia as an Example of Social Solipsism

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