How Misinformation Can Spread Among Scientists
In the mid-19th century, Ignaz Semmelweis knew hand-washing could save lives. But he didn’t know a strong social network could thwart good evidence.
James Owen Weatherall
James Owen Weatherall is professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, where he is also a member of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences. He is the co-author, most recently, of The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread, with Cailin O'Connor; his previous books include Void: The Strange Physics of Nothing and the New York Times bestselling The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable.