Pseudosciences and the Current Challenges Imposed on Science Teaching
Daniel Victor Lima de Souza,
Irlane Maia de Oliveira
Abstract:The article presents conceptual reflections on pseudosciences, introduces the psychological nature of pseudoscientific beliefs, and exposes some indications of how widespread they are among Brazilians and their harmful effects in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some indications taking advantage of the excess of information and inaccurate critical and scientific thinking of the general population, pseudoscientific beliefs were disseminated through fake news, denialism, and conspiracy theories to the point… Show more
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