'In a world where trust in institutions is mostly in decline, levels of trust in science remain relatively high. Yet at the same time, belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or aeroplane “chemtrails”, is also widespread.'
In the article, Professor Taha Yasseri and Michele d'Errico argue that we need to be asking a different question: How do people understand science and what sources of information are they informed by?