Scientists are crucial voices in the public debate about wicked problems—societal-scale, high-stakes issues with no clear solutions, like pandemics and artificial intelligence. In the past, experts reached the masses through journalists at traditional news outlets. Today, science discourse happens online, where science content competes for attention with posts from influencers, advocacy groups, conspiracy theorists and other unverified sources.
Science communication struggles to adapt as online platforms reshape information flow
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