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.”
诺贝尔奖峰会的会议和演讲者：真相，信任和希望将探讨是什么推动了错误信息和虚假信息的传播，它们对科学和民主的影响，以及面对它们和促进更健康的信息环境的可能性。
美国国家科学院和诺贝尔基金会决定将峰会的重点放在错误信息上，这反映了这些组织及其领导人对问题的认真态度和对解决方案的需求。
“我认为真相从未如此重要，”NAS总裁Marcia McNutt说。“我们已经从大流行造成的死亡人数中看到了这一点。我们已经从政治竞争的结果来看了这一点，这些竞争通过错误信息被推向一个方向或另一个方向。在这个信息以光速移动的时代，这真的很严重。它并不总是值得信赖的。
“我们知道错误信息和虚假信息正在破坏科学和对科学的信任，”诺贝尔基金会执行主任维达尔·赫尔格森（Vidar Helgesen）说。“我们认为重要的是要阐明它，尤其是看看我们如何才能对抗它，以及我们如何在信任和真理方面建立实际有效的方法？我们希望诺贝尔奖峰会能够证明这一点。
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