How Technology Can Combat the Rising Tide of Fake Science

Science gets a lot of respect these days. Seven in 10 Americans think the benefits from science outweigh the harms, and nine in 10 think science and technology will create more opportunities for future generations. Scientists have made dramatic progress in understanding the universe and the mechanisms of biology, and advances in computation benefit all fields of science. On the other hand, Americans are surrounded by a rising tide of misinformation and fake science. Scientists are in almost complete agreement that people are the primary cause of global warming.