
What Happens When You Deny Scientific Evidence? Look at Brazil’s Pesticide Problem
The overuse of dangerous pesticides in Brazil threatens public health and serves as a warning to the rest of the world about the dangers of science denial
Heslley Machado Silva is a professor and researcher at the University Center of Formiga/MG (UNIFOR/MG) and the State University of Minas Gerais (UEMG) in Brazil. He is currently involved with and publishing on the phenomenon of the spread and effect of scientific fake news and questions about teaching biological evolution.

What Happens When You Deny Scientific Evidence? Look at Brazil’s Pesticide Problem
The overuse of dangerous pesticides in Brazil threatens public health and serves as a warning to the rest of the world about the dangers of science denial

Will Creationism Continue to Flourish in Brazil?
Under former president Jair Bolsonaro, scientific misinformation ran rampant through Brazil. And even with new leadership, it will be difficult to stop