Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fake / Corrupt Experts | Relying on unqualified individuals or those with conflicts of interest to cast doubt on legitimate scientific consensus. Science General |
| False Equivalence | A logical fallacy in which one assumes or asserts that two things are the same or equal when, while alike in some ways, they are not sufficiently similar to be considered equivalent. Antiscience |
| Falsifiability | Karl Popper's theory of falsification posits that for a theory to be considered genuinely scientific, it must be testable and refutable. Rather than trying to prove theories right, Popper argued that science progresses by making bold predictions and actively trying to prove them wrong through empirical observation. Science |
| Feedback Mechanisms | Factors which increase or amplify (positive feedback) or decrease (negative feedback) the rate of a process. An example of positive climatic feedback is the ice-albedo feedback. Climate Change Denial |
| Fluorocarbons | Carbon-fluorine compounds that often contain other elements such as hydrogen, chlorine, or bromine. Climate Change Denial |
| Fossil Fuel | A general term for organic materials formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years. Climate Change Denial |
| Gene | The unit of heredity transmitted from generation to generation during sexual or asexual reproduction. More generally, the term is used in relation to the transmission and inheritance of particular identifiable traits. The simplest gene consists of a segment of nucleic acid that encodes an individual protein or RNA. GMOs |
| Generative AI | Generative AI creates new content, like text, images, audio, or code, rather than merely analyzing data. Artificial Intelligence |
| Genetic Engineering | The name for certain methods used to introduce new traits or characteristics to an organism typically involving the use of recombinant DNA methods. While these techniques are sometimes referred to as "genetic modification", "genetic engineering" is considered to be a more precise term. GMOs |
| Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) | GMOs are plants, animals, or microorganisms with DNA altered through laboratory techniques - such as CRISPR or gene insertion - to introduce desirable traits like herbicide tolerance, pest resistance, or improved nutrition. Antiscience |