Below is an excerpt from an article featuring NULab Faculty David Lazer’s contributions to a recent report on misinformation for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
“Misinformation about science harms personal decisions, democracy and public policy, says Northeastern University professor David Lazer, who contributed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report released Thursday.
Lazer, a member of NASEM’s Committee on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science, helped evaluate how misinformationspreads and conceptualized ways to limit its harm.
“Misinformation undermines choice, individual agency and democracy,” he says.
The study defines misinformation and disinformation about science, highlights their impacts, proposes directions for future research and suggests interventions. Over more than two years, the committee examined serious cases of misinformation, especially in medicine.”
You can read the full article on Phys.org here: “Systemic solutions needed to counter spread of science misinformation, says new report”
