Nobel Prize Summit on Countering Misinformation and Building Trust in Science Kicks Off May 24
Feature Story?|?May 19, 2023
An international summit on May 24-26 will bring together Nobel laureates and other experts to explore the problem of misinformation and steps that organizations, policymakers, and citizens can take to repair the information landscape.
Sessions and speakers at the?Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope?will examine what drives the spread of misinformation and disinformation, the impact they have on science and democracy, and possibilities for confronting them and fostering healthier information environments.
The decision by the National Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation to focus the summit on misinformation reflects the seriousness with which the organizations and their leaders view the problem and the need for solutions.
“I don’t think the truth has ever mattered more,” said NAS President Marcia McNutt. “We’ve seen it in terms of the death toll from the pandemic. We’ve seen it in terms of the outcome of political contests which are being nudged in one direction or another through misinformation. It really is serious in this day and age when information moves at the speed of light. It’s not always trustworthy.”
“We know that misinformation and disinformation are undermining science and trust in science,” said Vidar Helgesen, executive director of the Nobel Foundation. “We think it is important to shed light on it and not least to look at how can we combat it and how can we build on what actually works, in terms of trust and truth? We hope that the Nobel Prize Summit will be able to demonstrate this.”
諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)峰會(huì)的會(huì)議和演講者：真相揽咕，信任和希望將探討是什么推動(dòng)了錯(cuò)誤信息和虛假信息的傳播速缆，它們對(duì)科學(xué)和民主的影響，以及面對(duì)它們和促進(jìn)更健康的信息環(huán)境的可能性节猿。
美國(guó)國(guó)家科學(xué)院和諾貝爾基金會(huì)決定將峰會(huì)的重點(diǎn)放在錯(cuò)誤信息上，這反映了這些組織及其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人對(duì)問(wèn)題的認(rèn)真態(tài)度和對(duì)解決方案的需求炊林。
“我認(rèn)為真相從未如此重要绩社，”NAS總裁Marcia McNutt說(shuō)∫干啵“我們已經(jīng)從大流行造成的死亡人數(shù)中看到了這一點(diǎn)盏触。我們已經(jīng)從政治競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的結(jié)果來(lái)看了這一點(diǎn)，這些競(jìng)爭(zhēng)通過(guò)錯(cuò)誤信息被推向一個(gè)方向或另一個(gè)方向。在這個(gè)信息以光速移動(dòng)的時(shí)代赞辩，這真的很嚴(yán)重雌芽。它并不總是值得信賴的。
“我們知道錯(cuò)誤信息和虛假信息正在破壞科學(xué)和對(duì)科學(xué)的信任辨嗽，”諾貝爾基金會(huì)執(zhí)行主任維達(dá)爾·赫爾格森（Vidar Helgesen）說(shuō)世落。“我們認(rèn)為重要的是要闡明它糟需，尤其是看看我們?nèi)绾尾拍軐?duì)抗它岛心，以及我們?nèi)绾卧谛湃魏驼胬矸矫娼?shí)際有效的方法？我們希望諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)峰會(huì)能夠證明這一點(diǎn)篮灼。
