Crowd Science and Science Skepticism

Oguz A. Acar

doi:10.1177/26339137231176480

Crowd Science and Science Skepticism

Oguz A. Acar

Marketing : King's Business School

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Science skepticism is widespread and on the rise. It is a strong threat to public well-being and global sustainability. In this paper, I argue that crowd science is a promising and underutilized tool to fight this threat. Drawing on recent behavioral research in marketing, I identify several positive psychological consequences of crowd science initiatives—both for the participants and observers of these initiatives—which could in turn promote stronger trust in science.

Original language	English
Journal	Collective Intelligence
Early online date	16 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/26339137231176480
Publication status	Published - 2023

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