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Infodemic: Global Conversations on Science and Misinformation
Science Faction: When Disinformation Creates Divides
Season 1
Episode 3
Investigate the politicization of science across the United States and Saudi Arabia. In Washington D.C., "Infodemic" confronts the divisive cost of disinformation and how to reestablish trust in science globally while encouraging scientific innovation. Then, learn about Saudi Arabia and how the government is pioneering new technologies, such as smart roads, smart sewage systems, and smart cities inhabited by robots, including the first Saudi robot citizen Sophia.
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11:45
Two scientific risk communicators expose examples of bad science communication during crises and examine lessons in risk communication that apply to a global pandemic.
14:56
Follow two myth-busters from Italy and Germany as they reveal their scientific approaches to debunking conspiracy theories, fake news, supernatural claims, and pseudoscience.
12:05
Investigate disinformation and pseudoscience propagated by governments in India and Brazil.
12:08
Explore climate action and solutions for Sudan, France and the world with journalist and climate activist Lina Yassin and climate scientist François-Marie Bréon.
16:26
Investigate the roots and repercussions of science denial, propaganda, and information suppression in the United States and China.