• Jessica Colarossi

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    Jessica Colarossi is a science writer for The Brink. She graduated with a BS in journalism from Emerson College in 2016, with focuses on environmental studies and publishing. While a student, she interned at ThinkProgress in Washington, D.C., where she wrote over 30 stories, most of them relating to climate change, coral reefs, and women’s health. Profile

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    Jackie Ricciardi is a staff photojournalist at BU Today and Bostonia magazine. She has worked as a staff photographer at newspapers that include the Augusta Chronicle in Augusta, Ga., and at Seacoast Media Group in Portsmouth, N.H., where she was twice named New Hampshire Press Photographer of the Year. Profile

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There are 3 comments on Tweets, Ads, and Lies: Researchers Are Fighting against Climate Misinformation

  1. Any find any attempt to impose a homogeneous view on a scientific issue to be positively Orwellian. Science doesn’t provide “truth” … it provides evidence.

  2. Fossil fuel companies have played a major role in spreading climate misinformation. (Example: ExxonMobil allegedly promoted misleading information despite knowing fossil fuels contribute to climate change.)

  3. Right to point out that science does not claim to provide “truth” in an absolute sense. Instead, science seeks to understand the world by gathering evidence, formulating hypotheses, and testing those hypotheses in a systematic way. This process can reveal patterns and relationships, but it’s always open to revision as new evidence comes to light.

    The idea of imposing a single, rigid view on a scientific issue can indeed be problematic, as it may suppress alternative perspectives or interpretations that could be just as valid. A diversity of viewpoints and ongoing critical thinking are essential to scientific progress.

    It does sound Orwellian when any system attempts to shut down dissenting opinions or pressures individuals into conforming to a particular narrative, especially in areas as dynamic and evolving as science. Scientific inquiry thrives in environments where questioning and skepticism are encouraged.

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