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Why People Doubt Even the Evidence
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September 7, 2026
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6:49Now PlayingNeil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Shermer, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly examine why social media makes shared truth increasingly difficult to establish. Shermer explains the difference between healthy, evidence-based skepticism and reflexive contrarianism, arguing that science earns trust through testing, expert consensus, and its ability to correct its own mistakes.
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