A pertinent 2024 publication for current times by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science. The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27894
"Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science characterizes the nature, scope, and impacts of this phenomenon, and provides guidance on interventions, policies, and future research. This report is a comprehensive assessment of the available evidence and reflects a systems view of the problem given the broader historical and contemporary contexts that shape the lived experiences of people and their relationships to information. The report aims to illuminate the impacts of misinformation about science and potential solutions across a diversity of individual peoples, communities, and societies."
The chapters in this 300+ page publication are: Defining Misinformation About Science; Misinformation About Science: Understanding the Current Context; Sources of misinformation about science; Spred of misinformation about science; Impacts of misinformation about science; Intervening to address misinformation about science; The study of misinformation about science; Conclusions, recommendations and research agenda.
Photo by Sheila Webber: On the Heath v2 (I couldn't decide whether I preferred the version from under the tree (see previous post), or this one, February 2025
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