How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language

The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.

Anthony Petro, Associate Professor of Religion and of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Boston University • conversation
Sept. 4, 2024 • ~9 min

Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial

Few white evangelicals in the U.S. say they believe in human-made climate change. This strand of science denial seems to have as much to do with conservative politics as the Bible's teachings.

Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University • conversation
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~10 min

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