Cell. 2021 Mar 18;184(6):1402-1406. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.025.
The spread of scientific misinformation is not new but rather has long posed threats to human health, environmental well-being, and the creation of a sustainable and equitable future. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to develop strategies to counteract scientific misinformation has taken on an acute urgency. Cell editor Nicole Neuman sat down with Walter Quattrociocchi and Dietram Scheufele to gain insights on how we got here and what does-and does not-work to fight the spread of scientific misinformation. Excerpts from this conversation, edited for clarity and length, are presented below, and the full conversation is available with the article online.
科学错误信息的传播并不是什么新鲜事,它长期以来一直威胁着人类健康、环境福祉以及可持续和公平未来的创造。然而,随着 COVID-19 大流行,制定策略来对抗科学错误信息的需求变得极为紧迫。细胞出版社编辑 Nicole Neuman 与 Walter Quattrociocchi 和 Dietram Scheufele 坐下来,深入探讨了我们是如何走到这一步的,以及哪些方法(和不适用的方法)可以用来对抗科学错误信息的传播。下面呈现了此次对话的节选内容,经过了编辑以确保清晰和长度适中,完整的对话可在文章的在线版本中查看。