A for AGNOIOLOGY

I’m starting off my A-Z ology theme with something the world will never run out of--stupidity. More precisely agnoiology, defined as the study of human ignorance.  Looking at the world around me I can easily state that people who study agnoiology, will never run dry of source material.  

Agnotology, a slightly different spelling but with the same Greek root, is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data. This field of study focuses on how and why certain forms of knowledge are ignored or delayed from the general public (Sound familiar?). An example of this was the censorship about the knowledge of plate tectonics for about a decade because key evidence was classified military information related to underseas warfare. Another example was the tobacco industry’s withholding data concerning cancer risks from the use of tobacco. (wikipedia)

There’s a science of stupidity! Who knew?!

Other awesome A_ologies to think about:

Aristology: The art or science of cooking and dining.

Astrobiology: The study of extraterrestrial life and live on Earth. It also encompasses the search for habitable planets outside our Solar System as well as habitable environments within our Solar System.

Anemology: The science of wind movements and air currents.


Don't forget to visit Arlee Bird at Tossing it Out, the man who created this awesome A-Z Challenge! Thank you Arlee!!!