The Science of Cranky Uncle Part 3: Fighting Misinformation with Critical Thinking
12:56 | Part 3 of the Science of Cranky Uncle looks at how to use critical thinking to deconstruct misinformation and identify any misleading reasoning fallacies.
The Science of Cranky Uncle Part 2: Inoculation Theory
7:50 | Part 2 of the Science of Cranky Uncle looks at research into how inoculation theory offers an approach for building public resilience against misinformation.
The Science of Cranky Uncle Part 1: Why We Can’t Ignore Misinformation
5:12 | Part 1 of the Science of Cranky Uncle looks at research into the damaging impact of climate misinformation and why we can’t afford to ignore it.
Climategate and climate conspiracy theories
34:00 | This video focuses on conspiracy theories, delving into the seven traits of conspiratorial thinking. I also delve into conspiracy theories about climate change and how they emerged from the dark corners of the Internet to briefly go mainstream during the “climategate” incident in 2009.
The Story of Climate Consensus
22:13 | The scientific consensus on human-caused global warming has been a fierce topic for decades. To understand why, you need to know the history of consensus.
The five climate disbeliefs: a crash course in climate misinformation
27:29 | You can summarize climate change in just ten words: it’s real, it’s us, experts agree, it’s bad, there’s hope. Climate change misinformation is like a bizarro world version of this.
Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change lecture (16 mins)
15:59 | A compilation of animated videos debunking the most common myths about climate change.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on the CO2 lag
2:08 | Debunking of the “global warming has stopped over the last few decades” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on past climate change
1:44 | A debunking of the “climate’s changed naturally before so current climate change must be natural” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on the greenhouse effect
2:04 | A debunking of the “CO2 is a trace gas so can’t warm the Earth” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on the carbon cycle
2:20 | A debunking of the “human CO2 emissions are tiny compared to natural CO2 emissions” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on future ice age
1:28 | A debunking of the “we’re heading into an ice age” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on sea level rise
1:16 | A debunking of the “sea level rise is exaggerated” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on cold weather
1:22 | A debunking of the “cold weather proves global warming doesn’t exist” myth.
Debunking Cranky Uncle on the hiatus
2:02 | Debunking of the “global warming has stopped over the last few decades” myth.
Cranky Uncle’s 5 techniques of science denial
2:18 | An introduction to the five techniques of science denial: Fake experts, Logical fallacies, Impossible expectations, Cherry picking, and Conspiracy theories (FLICC).
Consensus on consensus: summary of studies into scientific consensus on climate change
3:42 | John Cook is lead author of a 2013 paper confirming that the vast majority of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming.
How to respond to climate science denial
24:54 | Video talk by John Cook.