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LIVE Chemophobia Session Thursday 11th August @ 2pm ET

August 10, 2016chemophobiaACS, biophilia, chemicals, chemistry, chemists, chemonoia, chemophobia, Education, fear, lecture, science, skepticism, teaching, Technology, video, webinarJames Kennedy

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What can I expect to learn?

What does the public think of chemistry, chemicals and chemists?
How prevalent is chemophobia?
How did we evolve the propensity to become chemophobic?
Who were the first chemophobes?
What is a “chemical”?
Why have chemists’ efforts to fight chemophobia been to no avail?
What’s the ultimate cure for chemophobia, and who’s willing to fund it?
What can you do as a chemist to combat chemophobia?

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July 21, 2016chemophobia, NewsACS, advertising, broadcast, chemicals, chemistry, chemophobia, Education, Learning, outreach, public, teaching, webinarJames Kennedy

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About the webinar

James Kennedy will explore the rise of chemophobia, an irrational fear of compounds perceived as ‘synthetic’, and the damage it can cause in this interactive webinar. We’ll examine its evolutionary roots, the factors keeping it alive today and how to fight chemophobia successfully.

What You Will Learn

Origins of chemophobia as an irrational psychological quirk
Chemistry teachers, Walter White, materialism and advertisements are all fuelling chemophobia today
Fighting chemophobia needs to be positive, respectful, multifaceted, and good for consumers