“Natural Is Better”: How the Appeal To Nature Fallacy Derails Public Health
People tend to see “natural” as a cue for “safe.” This fallacy is a component of vaccine resistance—but we may be able to flip this inclination to encourage uptake.
Sofia Deleniv
Sofia Deleniv is the scientific writer at BEworks, and a science journalist whose work has appeared in the New Scientist, Discover Magazine, and The Psychologist. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Oxford, where she investigated the brain mechanisms of perception and attention using a mix of behavior, electrophysiology, and computer modelling research.