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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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A Questionable Paper Published, an Editor Resigns…What Else is New?

The Intersection | September 6th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science, Media and Science, Motivated Reasoning | 14 Comments »

Still *More* New Directions for the Intersection

The Intersection | September 1st, 2011 in Announcements | Comments Off

New Point of Inquiry — Scott Atran: Violent Extremism and Sacred Values

The Intersection | August 31st, 2011 in Announcements, point of inquiry | 1 Comment »

Scenes from a Sci-Comm Training

The Intersection | August 30th, 2011 in Announcements, Humor, science communication | 2 Comments »

Who Knew “Anti-Reflexivity” Could be, Uh, Interesting?

The Intersection | August 28th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science | 3 Comments »

Institute of Medicine Slams Anti-Vaxxers, Again

The Intersection | August 26th, 2011 in Motivated Reasoning, vaccination | 9 Comments »

The Republican War on Science Returns

The Intersection | August 22nd, 2011 in Conservatives and Science | 29 Comments »

A Sideswipe on Ag Biotech

The Intersection | August 22nd, 2011 in Conservatives and Science | 22 Comments »

Washington Post Dings Rick Perry’s Climate Denial

The Intersection | August 18th, 2011 in Uncategorized | 12 Comments »

Rick Perry’s Texas-Sized Climate Denial

The Intersection | August 17th, 2011 in Conservatives and Science, Global Warming | 8 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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