In the April issue of Scientific American, scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson explains how everyone can debunk misinformation about COVID, vaccines and masks.
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Concerns Over Infecting Others Matter More for Vaccination in Sparsely Populated Areas
Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people’s willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas, according research from APPC and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Conference Explores Climate Change in the Arctic and National Security
Penn's APPC and CERL presented a conference to discuss strategies to address challenges associated with Arctic climate change.
Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling Spread of COVID-19
Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories predicts resistance to future COVID-19 vaccination and preventive behaviors such as mask-wearing, a new study by APPC researchers has found.
How Misinformed Vaccine Beliefs Affect Policy Views
More than partisanship, education or religion, belief in vaccine misinformation drives opposition to policies, a new APPC study finds.
Countering Anti-Vaccination Influences From Social Media – with Conversation
Exposure to anti-vax tweets was followed by negative vaccination attitudes and behavior – but not among people who discussed vaccination with others.
National Academies, Sunnylands, and APPC Host Retreats on Protecting the Integrity of Science
Science leaders and scholars convened at Sunnylands retreats aimed at ensuring scientific integrity in research, authorship, gene editing and in judicial filings.
Problem Explored: Media Coverage of Science Identifies Problems — and Solutions
The Annenberg Science Media Monitor analyzes how the news media have presented narratives about science, from discovery to identifying problems to the "problem explored."