{"title":"Chris Mooney","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHRIS MOONEY is a journalist and author of four books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science—and Reality\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStorm World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMooney and his Washington Post colleagues won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for their series on extreme temperatures and climate change. He holds a degree from Yale University and a Knight Fellowship in Science Journalism at MIT. He currently holds the Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Mooney’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-republican-brain-the-science-of-why-they-deny-science-and-reality","title":"The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science- and Reality","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBestselling author Chris Mooney uses cutting-edge research to explain the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epsychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e behind why today’s Republicans reject reality—it's just part of who they are.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom climate change to evolution, the rejection of mainstream science among Republicans is growing, as is the denial of expert consensus on the economy, American history, foreign policy and much more. Why won't Republicans accept things that most experts agree on? Why are they constantly fighting against the facts?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScience writer Chris Mooney explores brain scans, polls, and psychology experiments to explain why conservatives today believe more wrong things; appear\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elikely than Democrats to oppose new ideas and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elikely to change their beliefs in the face of new facts; and sometimes respond to compelling evidence by doubling down on their current beliefs.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGoes beyond the standard claims about ignorance or corporate malfeasance to discover the real, scientific reasons why Republicans reject the widely accepted findings of mainstream science, economics, and history—as well as many undeniable policy facts (e.g., there were no “death panels” in the health care bill).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExplains that the political parties reflect personality traits and psychological needs—with Republicans more wedded to certainty, Democrats to novelty—and this is the root of our divide over reality.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten by the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Republican War on Science\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the first and still the most influential book to look at conservative rejection of scientific evidence. But the rejection of science is just the beginning…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCertain to spark discussion and debate,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Republican Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso promises to add to the lengthy list of persuasive scientific findings that Republicans reject and deny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1683366964\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781683366966\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Chris Mooney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40598562013371,"sku":"9781683366966","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40598562078907,"sku":"9781118094518","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781118223390_fc_mockup_v2_1623783682_b222e521-d50a-4dc7-8e87-2b95355ce0af.jpg?v=1790971784"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-chris-mooney.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}