Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. Dr. Robert Proctor is a Stanford professor of the History of Science and co-edited the book “Agnotology: The Making & Unmaking of Ignorance,” having coined the word 30 years ago. We chat about everything from tobacco marketing, to the sugar lobby, to racial injustice, horse vision, the psychology of the Flat Earther movement, which countries have the highest rates of climate denial, empathy, how to navigate difficult conversations and why it's critical to dismantle the systems of willful ignorance, starting locally. Dr. Robert Proctor’s book: <a href="https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=11232" target="_blank">"Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance"</a>His 2021 book: <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/science-and-production-ignorance" target="_blank">Science and the Production of Ignorance: When the Quest for Knowledge Is Thwarted</a>.Donations in Dr. Proctor’s name went to: <a href="http://savingblacklives.org/" target="_blank">SavingBlackLives.org</a> and the <a href="https://www.phaionline.org/about/" target="_blank">Public Health Advocacy Institute</a>An additional donation went to <a href="https://nationalblsa.wildapricot.org/" target="_blank">The National Black Law Students Association</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/agnotologyencore">More episode sources and links</a><a href="https://pod.link/1746567248">Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes</a>Other episodes you may enjoy: <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eschatology">Eschatology (THE APOCALYPSE)</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors">Sponsors of Ologies</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-extras">Transcripts and bleeped episodes</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ologies" target="_blank">Become a patron of Ologies</a> for as little as a buck a month<a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com/" target="_blank">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow Ologies on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>Follow Alie Ward on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alieward" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies" target="_blank">TikTok</a>Editing by Steven Ray Morris and Jarrett Sleeper of <a href="https://www.mindjammedia.com/" target="_blank">Mindjam Media</a>Encore editing by <a href="https://www.jecmusic.com/" target="_blank">Jake Chaffee</a> and Mercedes Maitland of <a href="http://maitlandaudio.com/" target="_blank">Maitland Audio Productions</a>Additional encore producing by Mercedes MaitlandManaging Director: Susan HaleScheduling Producer: Noel DilworthTranscripts by Aveline Malek Website by <a href="https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo" target="_blank">Kelly R. Dwyer</a>Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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