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Corporations’ use and misuse of evidence to influence health policy: a case study of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation

open access: yesGlobalization and Health, 2019
Background Sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) are a major source of sugar in the diet. Although trends in consumption vary across regions, in many countries, particularly LMICs, their consumption continues to increase.
Gary Jonas Fooks   +3 more
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For-Profit Colleges and Agnotology

open access: yes, 2018
Through the lens of agnotology, I will investigate why for-profit colleges are still prevalent in higher education today despite their predatory nature.
Hopkins, Daniel
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Uncertain Knowledge: The Medicalisation of Intersex People and the Production of Ignorance

open access: yesSocial Sciences
Ignorance is produced through mechanisms related to power relations and socio-cultural context. This article examines whether the theoretical conceptualisation of agnotology may be useful when exploring intersex and the way it has been erased socially ...
Michal Raz
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The role of pseudo-cognitive authorities and self-deception in the dissemination of fake news

open access: yesOpen Information Science, 2019
This paper draws together insights from a variety of fields (including philosophy, psychology, information studies, sociology, politics, and media studies) to synthesize insight into why fake news is created, disseminated, sustained and authorized so as ...
Froehlich Thomas J.
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The Environmental Toll of Digital Technologies

open access: yesFilozofia
This study delves into the complex connection between digital technologies and environmental sustainability in the face of the worsening climate crisis.
João Ribeiro Mendes
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Agnotology and the Precautionary Principle

open access: yes, 2021
O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as relações entre agnotologia (construção social da ignorância) e o princípio da precaução (PP) sob dois aspectos. O primeiro diz respeito à crítica de que parcela dos defensores do PP teria utilizado estratégias de construção de ignorância.
openaire   +1 more source

The spread of conspiracy theories and distrust in the healthcare system: a qualitative study of physicians’ experiences in Poland

open access: yesCritical Public Health
Introduction This study explores how Polish physicians encounter conspiracy theories (CTs) and how these narratives shape clinical practice and institutional trust.
Agnieszka Turska- Kawa, Kornelia Batko
doaj   +1 more source

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