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Launching Reckoning Science
We believe in science and its achievements, but also in the need to examine how it is actually made, including its limits and its entanglements with politics, money, and power.
Alexander "Sasha" Kaurov
Alexander "Sasha" Kaurov is a PhD astrophysicist. He is a fellow at Motu Research and an affiliate scientist at Blue Marble Space. Currently, he is a PhD student at the School of Science and Society, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
Self-correction is fundamental to science. One of its most important forms is peer review, when anonymous experts scrutinise research before it is published. This helps safeguard the accuracy of the written record. Yet problems slip through. A range of grassroots and institutional initiatives work to identify problematic papers, strengthen
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Scientists’ political donations reflect polarization in academia – with implications for the public’s trust in science
People who lean left politically reported an increase in trust in scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic, while those who lean right politically reported much lower levels of trust in scientists. This polarization around scientific issues – from COVID-19 to climate change to evolution – is at its peak since surveys