Reply To: Mon 17 March: Greece and Revisionist Environmental History

Nik Petek
Reply to Gao Yongliang

Yes, scientists need to come up with a better approach of how to disseminate knowledge of past ecologies to the general population, since it is the general population that will determine how the world views past human behaviour. – By this I mean that once a belief becomes embedded in the general population it is hard to make people look the other way, and scientists have to work that much harder to tackle these fallacies.
I find TV shows a good way to disseminate knowledge of past ecologies, however, scientists tend not to be the most charismatic people. So, you need to find somebody who understands your work and who also has the ability to get people’s attention.