Next up at #SPHHealthyFutures a breakout session on Counteracting the Anti-Science Movement with @sarahgollust, @ShawnOtto & @BrianSouthwell
@ShawnOtto’s factors contributing to the growing Anti-Science movement
🔸Complexity: science has become so complex to some it may seem magical
🔸Objectivity: media has abandoned it “there is no objectivity”
🔸Grievance-Identity: Social Media exacerbates this
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@sarahgollust’s research has shown
🔸Policy makers want to base decisions on evidence & face challenges doing so
🔸Public’s views on polarization Of issues are nuanced & vary by area
🔸There are consequences if the public’s trust in evidence continues to erode
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State policy makers challenges in evidence-based policy
🔸lack of time to find, understand & engage w/research
🔸cynical of “biased science”
🔸straight mistrust of scientific data & its place in democracy
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@BrianSouthwell asks, Do we misunderstand our own vulnerabilities when it comes to misinformation?
🔸We need Social Connection
🔸We need Hope for the future
🔸The lack of either can invite misinformation if those selling it offer a salve
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