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Manufacturing Ignorance
La Fabrique de l'ignorance
2020 · Film · documentary · 97 min
Directed by Franck Cuveillier, Pascal Vasselin
Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged. It is no longer surprising to see private corporations put strategies in place to confuse the public debate and paralyze political decision-making. Overwhelmed by excess of information, how can we, as citizens, sort out fact from fiction? One by one, this film dismantles the workings of this clever manoeuvre that aims to turn science against itself. Thanks to declassified archives, graphic animations and testimonies from experts, lobbyists and politicians, this investigation plunges us into the science of doubt. Along with a team of experts (philosophers, economists, cognitive scientists, political men, or even agnotologists), we explore concrete examples of doubt making and try to understand the whole process and the issues behind it.
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Cites the documentary "La fabrique de l'ignorance". I could only find a trailer.
https://boutique.arte.tv/detail/la-fabrique-de-lignorance
Please share if you can find the full video. TIA.
You mean that almost everything is political? That was my point.
I was wondering why we must celebrate those who only speak within their domain of expertise -- which is why so few scientists/engineers make their voices heard even when the science they create is being trampled on.
This is the focus of the excellent "Manufacturing Ignorance" documentary: https://www.zed.fr/en/tv/distribution/catalogue/programme/manufacturing-ignorance