Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science (2025)
Chapter: Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix A
Public Meeting Agendas
Committee on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE)
Board on Science Education (BOSE)
Public Information Gathering Session #1
December 14, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME
| 12:45 pm |
Arrival of Speakers |
| 1:00 pm |
Welcome and Overview of the Study Heidi Schweingruber, Director, BOSE Vish Viswanath, Study Chair Tiffany E. Taylor, Study Director |
| 1:15 pm |
Discussion of the Study Charge with the Sponsor Moderator: Vish Viswanath, Study Chair Robert O’Connor, Program Director, Decision, Risk and Management Sciences, National Science Foundation |
| 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:10 pm |
Understanding the Science Information Landscape: Composition, Scope, and Impact Moderator: Lauren Feldman, Committee Member Cary Funk, Pew Research Center Tina Purnat, World Health Organization |
| 3:10 pm | Break |
| 3:20 pm |
Frameworks and Considerations for Defining Mis- and Disinformation Moderator: Vish Viswanath, Study Chair Claire Wardle, Brown University Alice Marwick, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Study Co-Chair, Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information About Biological Threats |
| 4:45 pm | Adjourn |
Committee on Understanding and Addressing
Misinformation About Science
DBASSE
BOSE
Public Information Gathering Session #2
February 22, 2023
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME
| 2:00 pm |
Arrival of Speakers |
| 2:15 pm |
Welcome and Overview of the Session Vish Viswanath, Study Chair |
| 2:20 pm |
Interventions for Addressing Mis and Disinformation: An Overview Moderator: Lisa Fazio, Committee Member Sacha Altay, University of Oxford Kelly Born, Packard Foundation |
| 3:05 pm | Q&A and Discussion |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn |
Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science: A Public Workshop
National Academy of Sciences Building
Fred Kavli Auditorium
2101 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC and virtual
April 19, 2023
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME
Workshop Goals:
- To understand the nature and complexity of misinformation about science
- To understand the differential impacts of misinformation and identify existing gaps in our knowledge
- To examine select interventions for addressing misinformation and explore ways to bolster effectiveness
| 10:00 am |
Welcome and Introduction Heidi Schweingruber, Director, BOSE Vish Viswanath, Committee Chair Tiffany E. Taylor, Study Director |
| 10:15 am |
Science Misinformation Across Select Domains Moderator: David Scales, Committee Member Melissa Aronczyk, Rutgers University Heidi Larson, London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (virtual) Mark Lynas, Alliance for Science Briony Swire-Thompson, Northeastern University |
| 10:55 am | Moderated Discussion |
| 11:10 am | Q&A with Audience |
| 11:30 am | Break |
| 11:45 am |
Differential Impacts of Science Misinformation Moderator: Nadine Barrett, Committee Member Cabral Bigman-Galimore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (virtual) Roberta Braga, Equis Labs Leezel Tanglao & Mark Calaguas, Filipino Young Leaders Program Jason Young, University of Washington (virtual) |
| 12:30 pm | Moderated Discussion |
| 12:40 pm | Q&A with Audience |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch Available in the Great Hall |
| 2:00 pm |
Individual-Level Interventions to Address Misinformation Moderator: Asheley Landrum, Committee Member Joel Breakstone, Stanford University Ethan Porter, George Washington University Emily Vraga, University of Minnesota |
| 2:30 pm | Moderated Discussion |
| 2:45 pm | Q&A with Audience |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm |
Institutional/Organizational/Community-Level Interventions to Address Misinformation Moderator: Brian Southwell, Committee Member Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania (virtual) Kavitha Rajagopalan, Asian Media Initiative, CUNY (virtual) Abhishek Roy, Google |
| 3:45 pm | Moderated Discussion |
| 4:00 pm | Q&A with Audience |
| 4:15 pm |
Discussion across Interventions Moderator: Vish Viswanath, Committee Chair |
| 4:55 pm |
Closing Remarks
Vish Viswanath, Committee Chair |
| 5:00 pm | Reception in the Great Hall |
| 6:00 pm | Adjourn Workshop |
Committee on Understanding and Addressing
Misinformation About Science
DBASSE
BOSE
Public Information Gathering Session #4
July 11, 2023
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME
| 1:50 pm | Arrival of Speakers |
| 2:00 pm |
Welcome and Overview of the Session Vish Viswanath, Study Chair |
| 2:05 pm |
Understanding Science Misinformation in the Context of the History and Nature of Science Moderator: Jevin West, Committee Member Michael Strevens, New York University |
| 2:30 pm | Q&A and Discussion |
| 2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:50 pm |
Advancements in Information Technology and Implications for Addressing Misinformation Moderator: Afua Bruce, Committee Member Sarah Kreps, Cornell University Jenn Wortman Vaughan, Microsoft Research |
| 3:40 pm | Q&A and Discussion |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
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