
OpinionOctober 26, 2022
To Fight Misinformation, We Need to Teach That Science Is Dynamic
Science is a social process, and teaching students how researchers work in tandem to develop facts will make them less likely to be duped by falsehoods
Daniel R. Pimentel is a doctoral candidate in science education and learning sciences at Stanford University. He is a co-author of the report Science Education in the Age of Misinformation, available online at sciedandmisinfo.stanford.edu.

To Fight Misinformation, We Need to Teach That Science Is Dynamic
Science is a social process, and teaching students how researchers work in tandem to develop facts will make them less likely to be duped by falsehoods