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, thanks to social media. This Friday at 11 a.m., MPR News host Kerri Miller will talk about why people are susceptible to conspiracy theories with reporter Kelly Weill.  

In the meantime, enjoy this conversation from our recent archives. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe knows a thing or two about dealing with people who don’t believe climate change is real. She also knows the science about the planet’s warming temperatures is factual and often grim. 

But Hayhoe insists all is not lost. In her book, “

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

,” Hayhoe argues that collective action is still possible when it comes to climate change. She offers practical and thoughtful ideas on how to pull the debate from the quagmire of politics and division in this conversation 

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Conspiracy theories have gone mainstream since 2020. Why are people so willing to believe almost anything and disregard science and reason? 

That’s Kerri Miller’s conversation coming up this Friday. In the meantime, enjoy this one from our archives. It’s a discussion with acclaimed climate scientist and evangelical Katharine Hayhoe, who knows a thing or two about dealing with folks who would rather deny than accept. 

Conspiracy theories have gone mainstream since 2020. Why are people so willing to believe almost anything and disregard science and reason? 

That’s Kerri Miller’s conversation coming up this Friday. In the meantime, enjoy this one from our archives. It’s a discussion with acclaimed climate scientist and evangelical Katharine Hayhoe, who knows a thing or two about dealing with folks who would rather deny than accept. 


Conspiracy theories have gone mainstream since 2020. Why are people so willing to believe almost anything and disregard science and reason?

That’s Kerri Miller’s conversation coming up this Friday. In the meantime, enjoy this one from our archives. It’s a discussion with acclaimed climate scientist and evangelical Katharine Hayhoe, who knows a thing or two about dealing with folks who would rather deny than accept.

From the archives: Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says all is not lost

A photo collage of book cover "Saving Us" and author Katharine Hayhoe

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