{"product_id":"denying-aids-conspiracy-theories-and-pseudoscience-in-a-post-covid-world-9781071652602","title":"Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-Covid World","description":"\u003cp\u003eParalleling the discovery of HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock of naysayers has dedicated itself to replacing facts with medical misinformation. \u003cem\u003eDenying AIDS \u003c\/em\u003ereturns in a radically revised second edition at a moment when denialism has moved from the margins to the center of political and institutional power. In this uncompromising new edition, psychologist and public-health researcher Seth Kalichman exposes how AIDS denialism adapts to new crises, new audiences, and new technologies. The COVID pandemic did not invent denialism -- it legitimized it. Arguments once dismissed as pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are amplified by political leaders. Denialism is now embedded in the broader anti-science movement that shakes the foundations of public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is not a neutral accounting of competing ideas. It is a psychological autopsy of denialism and why it persists. Kalichman shines a bright light on the destructive appeal of denialists - from professors and politicians to celebrities and rock stars. He exposes the threats posed by denialists -- from discredited quacks to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDenying AIDS\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone interested in public health. It is a deep dive into the psychological and sociopolitical forces that drive denialism. Buckle up, it's a wild ride.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"AIDS denialism is destructive and rides on the back of mistrust in science and public health through our social media world. Seth Kalichman brilliantly uses a psychological lens to expose a world that creates and maintains its presence despite the untold numbers of deaths and suffering it has caused... whether from AIDS, COVID or Measles. This book is a wakeup call to policy makers and scientists everywhere that denialism must be confronted head on if we want to bring it under control. A must read for those who want to know more about the power and influence of pseudoscience.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Merson, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Medicine, Duke University, and Former Director of the World Health Organization's Global Programme on AIDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781071652602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.80d","brand":"Seth C. Kalichman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801282277557,"sku":"9781071652602","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/denying-aids-conspiracy-theories-and-pseudoscience-in-a-post-covid-world-9781071652602","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}