Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Intersections of Scientific Discourse and Misinformation

Scientific knowledge is under increasing pressure from coordinated misinformation campaigns and a growing erosion of institutional trust. Information distortion significantly affects public discourse on global development and governance. 

Join us for a timely discussion with the MIT Science Policy Review as we explore the challenges misinformation poses to science, including:

• The role of social media algorithms and digital ecosystems in amplifying false narratives.
• The impact of politicized scientific communication on sectors such as public health (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic) and environmental policy (e.g., climate change).
• Practical strategies for rebuilding trust between scientific communities and the public.

Speakers:

Mariana Díaz García, Associate Programme Officer at the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University

Christopher Reddy, Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) 

Moderator:

Jana M. Perkins, Computational Social Scientist & PhD in Information Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign; Founder, Women of Letters

Please RSVP here. Lunch will be provided. 

Contact Kate Danahy at kdanahy@mit.edu with any questions. 

This event is part of the CIS Global Research & Policy Seminar Series. Join our mailing list here to learn about upcoming seminars in the series.