This seems important: telling people to “trust science” can backfire, as it leads them to also trust & spread pseudoscience that looks science-y (like fake articles with scientific references). Better is to remind people to think like scientists, critically consideing all claims. pic.twitter.com/Xcoal4YaBv

— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) July 9, 2021

That’s why I relentlessly make fun of the “Believe science” mantra chanted constantly by mainstream liberals.