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The Intersection

Chris Mooney

Chris is a science and political journalist and commentator and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestselling The Republican War on Science--dubbed "a landmark in contemporary political reporting" by Salon.com and a "well-researched, closely argued and amply referenced indictment of the right wing's assault on science and scientists" by Scientific American--Storm World, and Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, co-authored by Sheril Kirshenbaum. They also write "The Intersection" blog together for Discover blogs. For a longer bio and contact information, see here.


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New Blog URL For The Intersection

The Intersection | September 27th, 2011 in Announcements, Updates | 1 Comment »

The Intersection Has Officially Moved to Science Progress

The Intersection | September 15th, 2011 in Announcements | 10 Comments »

Facts Don’t Persuade Climate Skeptics–So What Does?

The Intersection | September 14th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science, Motivated Reasoning, science communication | 10 Comments »

How the HPV Vaccine Splits the Economic and Social Right

The Intersection | September 13th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science | 15 Comments »

Galileo and the Tea Party

The Intersection | September 12th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science, Global Warming, History of Science, Motivated Reasoning | 15 Comments »

Global Warming, the Tea Party, and Unwavering Certainty

The Intersection | September 9th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science, Motivated Reasoning, Psychology of Ideology | 25 Comments »

Tons of News: My New Book; Research Help; Move to Science Progress

The Intersection | September 8th, 2011 in Announcements, Books, Conservatives and Science | 15 Comments »

A Church That Wants to Teach Science

The Intersection | September 8th, 2011 in Science and Religion | 6 Comments »

Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Liberals and Conservatives

The Intersection | September 7th, 2011 in Psychology of Ideology | 71 Comments »

A Stimulating Question: Why Did Republicans Flip-Flop on Juicing the Economy?

The Intersection | September 7th, 2011 in Motivated Reasoning | 9 Comments »

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      Chris Mooney is host of the Point of Inquiry podcast and the author of three books, The Republican War on Science, Storm World, and Unscientific America. He was recently seen on MSNBC's "The Last Word" discussing "The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science," and recently wrote for The American Prospect magazine about how the reality-based community is moving to the left.

      For more info see Chris's bio and events. You can friend Chris on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter. You can also stream Point of Inquiry, or subscribe via iTunes.

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