Think Again

within denial there are at least six different categories
: Philipp Schmid and Cornelia Betsch,
“Effective Strategies for Rebutting Science Denialism in Public Discussions,” Nature Human
Behavior 3 (2019): 931–39.
when journalists acknowledge the uncertainties
: Anne Marthe van der Bles et al., “The Effects of
Communicating Uncertainty on Public Trust in Facts and Numbers,” PNAS 117 (2020): 7672–83.
when experts express doubt
: Uma R. Karmarkar and Zakary L. Tormala, “Believe Me, I Have No
Idea What I’m Talking About: The Effects of Source Certainty on Consumer Involvement and
Persuasion,” Journal of Consumer Research 36 (2010): 1033–49.
media reported on a study
: Tania Lombrozo, “In Science Headlines, Should Nuance Trump
Sensation?,” NPR, August 3, 2015, 
www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/08/03/428984912/in-
science-headlines-should-nuance-trump-sensation
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The actual study showed
: Vincenzo Solfrizzi et al., “Coffee Consumption Habits and the Risk of
Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging,” Journal of Alzheimer’s
Disease 47 (2015): 889–99.
jolt of instant complexity
: Ariana Eunjung Cha, “Yesterday’s Coffee Science: It’s Good for the
Brain. Today: Not So Fast . . .*” Washington Post, August 28, 2015,
www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/07/30/yesterdays-coffee-science-its-
good-for-the-brain-today-not-so-fast
.
Scientists overwhelmingly agree
: “Do Scientists Agree on Climate Change?,” NASA,
https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/17/do-scientists-agree-on-climate-change
; John Cook et al.,
“Consensus on Consensus: A Synthesis of Consensus Estimates on Human-Caused Global
Warming,” Environmental Research Letters 11 (2016): 048002; David Herring, “Isn’t There a Lot
of Disagreement among Climate Scientists about Global Warming?,” ClimateWatch Magazine,
February 3, 2020, 
www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/isnt-there-lot-disagreement-among-
climate-scientists-about-global-warming
.