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Mikael Klintman

Mikael Klintman

Professor

Mikael Klintman

Conspiracy theories : How belief is rooted in evolution – not ignorance

Author

  • Mikael Klintman

Summary, in English

Being accepted by others matters more to us than being factually correct – and this is the key to tackling our post-truth society.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2019-12-13

Language

English

Publication/Series

The Conversation

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • Knowledgee resistance
  • Fact resistance
  • Ignorance
  • Evolution
  • Anti-science

Status

Published

Project

  • Knowledge Resistance: Understanding and Managing Avoidance of Insights from the Others