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Cranky Uncle is an educational game developed by cognitive scientist John Cook and released in 2020 as a mobile app. It uses cartoon illustrations and short quizzes to teach players how to recognize common techniques of science denial, organized around the FLICC framework of fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, cherry picking, and conspiracy theories. The game applies the psychological concept of inoculation to build resistance to misinformation, particularly around climate change.
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What is the Cranky Uncle game?
Cranky Uncle is a 2020 educational game created by cognitive scientist John Cook that teaches players to recognize common science-denial techniques. It uses humorous cartoons and interactive quizzes to make the learning engaging.
Who created Cranky Uncle?
Cranky Uncle was developed by John Cook, a cognitive scientist renowned for his research on climate change misinformation. The game builds directly on his academic work cataloguing and classifying techniques of science denial.
What science-denial techniques does Cranky Uncle teach you to spot?
The game covers techniques organized under Cook's FLICC framework: fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, and cherry-picking. Players learn to identify these techniques through cartoon scenarios featuring the titular cranky uncle character.
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