Research by philosopher of science and Honorary Research Associate at Bangor University, Byron Hyde, looked at the role of transparency in fostering public trust in science. Hyde argues that, to find ...

AI accelerates analysis but lacks grounded, contextual insight; scientists must balance human creativity, ethics, oversight.

Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

The ‘open science’ concept is gaining more followers, not least through the efforts of the cultural organization UNESCO. Over the past several years, the organization has been consulting on how ...

Despite widespread fears of skepticism, trust in scientists remains solid around the world. A massive post-pandemic survey found that people largely see scientists as capable, honest, and socially ...

T he last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had long argued that science ...

You can be a scientist! Or at least you can play a crucial part in up-and-coming scientific research. Because citizen science is becoming increasingly accepted by researchers as a way to gather data.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a sunny afternoon steps from the Lincoln Memorial, crowds of protesters gathered to stand up for science. Wispy clouds streaked across blue skies as people chanted, cheered and ...

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Though contested, imperfect and ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. A substantial number of Republican voters are losing faith in science. In April 2020, 14 percent ...

In 2020, a new minigame appeared in the video game Borderlands 3, located in the resident scientist’s laboratory on the spaceship Sanctuary III. Although the arcade game may seem like just another way ...