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Agnotology, formerly agnatology, is a neologism for the study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.
CJR 2009
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Agnotology also focuses on how and why diverse forms of knowledge do not "come to be," or are ignored or delayed.
CJR 2009
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Agnotology is a body of knowledge we need to thoroughly understand.
Cara Community 2009
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Here is a fascinating discussion via Wired's Clive Thompson, and Stanford historian of science Robert Proctor, on Agnotology:
Cara Community 2009
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Agnotology: Culturally constructed ignorance, purposefully created by special interest groups working hard to create confusion and suppress the truth.
Cara Community 2009
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Agnotology can be defined as "Culturally constructed ignorance, purposefully created by special interest groups working hard to create confusion and suppress the truth."
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Jack M. Haringa – The Agnotology of Horror; Or: Lies the Internet Told You
New Release – Writers Workshop of Horror « Dark Whispers 2009
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Jack M. Haringa – The Agnotology of Horror; Or: Lies the Internet Told You
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