Don't Look Up: Hollywood's primer on 5 myths that fuel science denial

Rejection of science takes many forms and hurts our ability to respond to pandemics and climate change.

Leonardo DiCaprio (left) and Jennifer Lawrence (right) play astronomers in satirical movie Don't Look Up. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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Every disaster movie seems to open with a scientist being ignored. Don't Look Up is no exception - in fact, people ignoring or flat out denying scientific evidence is the point.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers who make a literally Earth-shattering discovery and then try to persuade the president to take action to save humanity. It's a satire that explores how individuals, scientists, the media and politicians respond when faced with scientific facts that are uncomfortable, threatening and inconvenient.

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