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Charlatans in lab coats: How scientific communication can unmask pseudoscience
The term "moral panic" conjures up images of mass hysteria, of citizens running amok screaming ab... more The term "moral panic" conjures up images of mass hysteria, of citizens running amok screaming about global warming or hurricanes. But moral panics go much deeper than superficial, earthly threats; they are external manifestations of internal panics ingrained with deep-seeded moral conflicts and discrimination. Homophobia and racial intolerance leads to blaming AIDS and terrorism on respective populations. A specific example, which I shall use as a case study in moral panics, is the late 16 th century and early 17 th century witch panic in Europe. This extreme moral panic explicitly labeled witches as female and perpetuated an already sexual discriminatory point of view.
Charlatans in lab coats: How scientific communication can unmask pseudoscience
The term "moral panic" conjures up images of mass hysteria, of citizens running amok screaming ab... more The term "moral panic" conjures up images of mass hysteria, of citizens running amok screaming about global warming or hurricanes. But moral panics go much deeper than superficial, earthly threats; they are external manifestations of internal panics ingrained with deep-seeded moral conflicts and discrimination. Homophobia and racial intolerance leads to blaming AIDS and terrorism on respective populations. A specific example, which I shall use as a case study in moral panics, is the late 16 th century and early 17 th century witch panic in Europe. This extreme moral panic explicitly labeled witches as female and perpetuated an already sexual discriminatory point of view.