1st Edition

Anti-Science Shortcuts to a Big Idea

By Dariusz Jemielniak Copyright 2027
204 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Tackling the critical issue of the growing skepticism toward science, this volume explores the complex forces driving the anti-science movement. It dissects the phenomenon of increasing anti-science advocates using academic research boosted by lived experiences fighting online disinformation. The book focuses on the alarming erosion of trust in scientific authority. It highlights how... Read more

Introduction: If It Is So Good, Why Is It So Bad? Part 1: The Decline of Scientific Authority 1. The Historical Trust in Science 2. Lost in Translation 3. Politicizing Facts Part 2: Knowledge Without Gatekeepers 4. Open Collaboration and Peer Production 5. When Patients Become Experts Part 3: The Age of Misinformation 6. Disinformation and the Post-Truth Era 7. Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles 8. Navigating Our Epistemic Future

Biography

Dariusz Jemielniak is Professor at Kozminski University and Faculty Associate at Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He is a veteran activist of open knowledge, heavily involved in the Wikipedia movement, and has sat on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees for ten years, actively combating anti-scientific disinformation. He is also the vice president of the Polish Academy of Sciences.