Episode 02: Flat Earth: Pathetic and Sad, but Social Part 1

This is the first episode in a series of podcasts dedicated to exploring the war on science.  Marc and Kristina discuss Flat Earthers through the lens of Behind the Curve, a 2018 Netflix Documentary.   This is part 1 of a two part episode.  Watch for part two to drop next Friday! Links and citations for this week's sources Behind the Curve. Netflix. United States: Delta-v Productions, 2018. https://www.netflix.com/title/81015076. Brown, Andrea. “He's Semi-Famous for Being Flat-out Wrong about Earth.” HeraldNet.com. HeraldNet.com, January 15, 2019. https://www.heraldnet.com/news/hes-semi-famous-for-being-flat-out-wrong-about-earth/. Nguyen, Hoang. “Most Flat Earthers Consider Themselves Very Religious.” YouGov, April 2, 2018. https://today.yougov.com/topics/philosophy/articles-reports/2018/04/02/most-flat-earthers-consider-themselves-religious. Gilman, Greg. “The Subjects of the Flat Earth Documentary Behind the Curve Are Trolling You to Victory.” SYFY WIRE. SYFY WIRE, March 8, 2019. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/netflix-flat-earth-documentary-behind-the-curve-conspiracy-theorists. Kohner, Kyle. “Round Or Flat, 'Behind The Curve' Prevails As One Of The Most Fun & Intriguing Documentaries Of The Year [LAFF Review].” The Playlist, October 8, 2018. https://theplaylist.net/behind-the-curve-laff-review-20180930/. Revenge of the Nerds. YouTube. United States: 20th Century Fox, 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrlUYxG1oTs. Hadley, Noel Josh. “Everything That Was Beautiful Became Ugly: Escaping Flat Earth with Patricia Steere.” The Unexpected Cosmology, June 18, 2020. https://theunexpectedcosmology.com/everything-that-was-beautiful-became-ugly-escaping-flat-earth-with-patricia-steere/. Moyer, Melinda Wenner. “People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories Share a Cluster of Psychological Features.” Scientific American. Scientific American, March 1, 2019. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-drawn-to-conspiracy-theories-share-a-cluster-of-psychological-features/. Alfred Moore, Joseph Parent. “Conspiracy Theories Aren't Just for Conservatives.” The Washington Post. WP Company, April 18, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/08/21/conspiracy-theories-arent-just-for-conservatives/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support