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SUMMARY:Unfriending the Future: Motivated Empathy in Science and Political Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Kruse: Executive Director of Bad Science Watch \nHosted by: University of Toronto Secular Alliance \nDate: March 7th 2017\, 7 to 9 pm \nLocation: \nHart House\, Debates Room\n7 Hart House Circle\nToronto \n  \nAdmission Information:  \n\nFree Admission\, please RVSP via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unfriending-the-future-motivated-empathy-in-science-and-political-advocacy-tickets-32381825913\nOptional donation to Bad Science Watch\n\n  \nAbout the Event: \nWhen we are faced with the irrational and conspiratorial claims of the alternative medicine community the science minded community often responds with anger\, incredulity and frustration. Sometimes these messages are not from the easy targets of the fringe but from our own family and friends. But how often has our argumentative response been effective? It is worth taking a look at not only our goals and our tactics\, but our audience as well.  We know that psychological phenomena like the backfire effect combine with ideological anti-corporate attitudes to work against any rational arguments\, we have seen it happen time and again. This was the state of frustration we were in when we started Bad Science Watch. We made a decision to think about our audience and set goals focused on making real change.  This talk will focus on the role that empathy plays in picking targets and setting goals and the success we have had in creating a message that has resonated with our audience and supporters. \n  \nAbout Bad Science Watch: \nBad Science Watch is an independent non-profit consumer protection watchdog and science advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of Canadians by countering bad science. We are driven by a vision of a safer\, healthier\, and more prosperous Canada where critical thinking and sound science are paramount in the making of important societal decisions. \nhttp://www.badsciencewatch.ca/ \n  \n  \nAbout the University of Toronto Secular Alliance (UTSA): \nThe University of Toronto Secular Alliance (UTSA) is an organization dedicated to building a community at U of T for those adhering to non-religious worldviews including atheists\, agnostics\, Secular Humanists\, and Freethinkers.  Through our weekly meetings and events\, we provide a forum where all ideas and beliefs can be examined\, critiqued\, and challenged through discourse that is civil\, intellectual\, and insightful.  Find us on Facebook: @uoftsecular
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/unfriending-the-future-motivated-empathy-in-science-and-political-advocacy/
LOCATION:Hart House\, 7 Hart House Circle\, Debates Room (second floor)\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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