John Cook

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub John.cook@monash.edu

Biography

John’s research focus is on using critical thinking to build resilience against misinformation. He works with organisations such as Facebook and NASA to develop evidence-based responses to climate misinformation.

articles

Getting ahead of the misinformation wave

How machine learning can play a key role in combating fake news.

Politics and society

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Agreeing to agree: The scientific consensus on climate change gets even stronger

New research shows that 91.1% of Earth scientists agree on human-caused global warming, while climate scientists are now in 98.7% agreement.

Science

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Fighting back against climate denialists, and the damage done

For decades, climate change misinformation has poisoned public discourse, but there are strategies to combat it.

Environment