🧐 Can Science Solve Its Trust Issues?
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Phys.org · 1 min read · · Updated
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Good luck to the commission tasked with proving that decades of peer-reviewed research are slightly more reliable than a three-hour YouTube video recorded inside a parked SUV.
What actually happened
In an era marked by social, economic, environmental, technological and political tensions, academic institutions can help societies navigate complex health challenges and generate sound, evidence-based solutions. But the steady decline in public trust in science—and simultaneous rise in political pressures on higher education—threaten to stymie academia's independent research and valuable contributions to communities on a local and global scale.
Key points
- In an era marked by social, economic, environmental, technological and political tensions, academic institutions can help societies navigate complex health challenges and generate sound, evidence-based solutions.
- But the steady decline in public trust in science—and simultaneous rise in political pressures on higher education—threaten to stymie academia's independent research and valuable contributions to communities on a local and global scale.
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