Reaching out

Katherine Mack; Karl Kruszelnicki; Lisa Randall; Jessica Wade; Jim Al-Khalili; Vlatko Vedral

doi:10.1038/s42254-020-0185-5

Reaching out

Nat Rev Phys. 2020;2(6):282-284. doi: 10.1038/s42254-020-0185-5. Epub 2020 May 18.

Authors

Katherine Mack¹, Karl Kruszelnicki², Lisa Randall³, Jessica Wade⁴, Jim Al-Khalili⁵, Vlatko Vedral⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA.
² School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
³ Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁵ Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
⁶ Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, science is crucial to inform public policy. At the same time, mistrust of scientists and misinformation about scientific facts are rampant. Six scientists, actively involved in outreach, reflect on how to build a better understanding and trust of science.

Keywords: Physics; Scientific community and society.

Publication types

Review