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  • Agnotology, formerly agnatology, is a neologism for the study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.

    CJR 2009

  • Agnotology also focuses on how and why diverse forms of knowledge do not "come to be," or are ignored or delayed.

    CJR 2009

  • Agnotology is a body of knowledge we need to thoroughly understand.

    Cara Community 2009

  • Here is a fascinating discussion via Wired's Clive Thompson, and Stanford historian of science Robert Proctor, on Agnotology:

    Cara Community 2009

  • Agnotology: Culturally constructed ignorance, purposefully created by special interest groups working hard to create confusion and suppress the truth.

    Cara Community 2009

  • Agnotology can be defined as "Culturally constructed ignorance, purposefully created by special interest groups working hard to create confusion and suppress the truth."

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  • Jack M. Haringa – The Agnotology of Horror; Or: Lies the Internet Told You

    New Release – Writers Workshop of Horror « Dark Whispers 2009

  • Jack M. Haringa – The Agnotology of Horror; Or: Lies the Internet Told You

    2009 September « Dark Whispers 2009

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