Trust Issues

We’re In an Epidemic of Mistrust in Science

Academia isn’t immune to the scourge of misinformation

A family physician prepares a measles vaccine during a consultation in Bucharest, Romania on April 16, 2018. Photo by Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty

Dozens of infants and children in Romania died recently in a major measles outbreak, as a result of prominent celebrities campaigning against vaccination. This trend parallels that of Europe as a whole, which suffered a 400 percent increase in measles…