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Audio long read: Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?
Nature Podcast
The Importance of Scientific Consensus
Groupthink can be a powerful corrupting force, as can prejudice. Vickers argues that showing how scientists agree should help fight disinformation and support evidence-based policymaking. A sociologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois warns that efforts to deliberately find scientific consensus could be counterproductive.
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