Hi

Came across following article describing work by a science historian under the 
rubric of "agnotology" (study of ignorance) that clearly overlaps with interest 
in critical thinking, debunking, and the like in psychology.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160105-the-man-who-studies-the-spread-of-ignorance

Here's an intro to Proctor's book on the subject.

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/hale/ENVS5200/Agnotology-Introduction.pdf

Proctor has a few references in PsycInfo, three on tobacco and one on eugenics, 
which probably overlaps with psychology in other ways as well (e.g., 
evolutionary psychology).

New to me, but perhaps not others.

Take care
Jim


Jim Clark
Professor & Chair of Psychology
University of Winnipeg
204-786-9757
Room 4L41A (4th Floor Lockhart)
www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark<http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark>



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