Science in a Skeptical World: Fighting Denialism and Building Trust

Panel discussion
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 5:00 pm
Humanities Quadrangle (HQ)
L01
Franke Program in Science & the Humanities

This panel discussion brings together a distinguished biomedical researcher, a leading climate-communication expert, and one of today’s foremost science storytellers for a conversation on how to rebuild public trust in science.

PANELISTS:
Anton Bennett is the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Comparative Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

Anthony Leiserowitz is the JoshAni-TomKat Professor of Climate Communication and Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. 

Carl Zimmer is the science columnist for the New York Times and the author of 15 books, most recently Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe.

MODERATOR:
Priya Natarajan, Director of the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities, is a theoretical astrophysicist interested in cosmology, gravitational lensing, and black hole physics.