

An alternative is the so-called bipolar model where both poles are on the disk, surrounded by water that’s held by a rim of something, maybe ice or rocks. But not all flat earthers sign up to this.

The most popular flat earth model is that of a disk where the North pole is in the middle and the south pole is an ice wall on the edge of the disk. More importantly, I also want to explain why you should not be embarrassed if you can’t remember how we know that the earth is round.īut first I have to tell you what flat earthers actually believe and how they got there. Today, I want to tell you why I nevertheless think flat earthers are neither stupid nor anti-scientific. Here you have a group of people steadfastly rejecting evidence that’s right in their face. I, as many people in science communication, am fascinated with flat earthers.
