INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Misinformation research mattersThis work is critical on its own
Results of misinformation research inform how we handle education, public service announcements, weather warnings, emergency response
broadcasts, health advisories, agricultural practices, product recalls, and more
something else.Understanding how speech on technical topics is perceived, drives trust, and changes behavior can help us ensure that our
attacks on misinformation research is censorship, driven by a dislike for the results it produces
It is also part of a larger threat to the NSF and the economic and social benefits that come from publicly funded research.The NSF is a
form of science grants (80 percent of the budget) and STEM education (13 percent)
The NSF manages these programs via a staff that is packed full of expert scientists in physics, psychology, chemistry, geosciences,
engineering, sociology, and other fields
These scientists and the administrative staff (1,700 employees, who account for around 5 percent of its budget) organize complex peer-review
This process is political
Elected officials (both presidents and Congress) have agendas and interests and want to bring federal dollars to their constituents
demands for microchip technologies, and artificial intelligence advancements.
