6 ways to find science you can trust online
Channel: ScienceSeeker
Date: 2019-06-20

Looking up things online is essentially second nature for most of us – but do you ever worry if you can trust what you find? Most of us get all our information from the Internet – and science and medicine have been made far more accessible by the Internet and mobile phones. It’s incredibly convenient, but it is also a minefield of potential misinformation, misunderstanding and, even worse, fraud. How can we know if we can trust what we see online? Here are some of the best pointers to use this amazing resource to obtain reliable and relevant information – especially when it comes to science and medicine.

Welcome to the first video in the ScienceSeeker series 'Science you can use'. Adapted from the article 'Do your research! Six ways to find science you can trust online' by Gaia Cantelli. Read the original article at http://www.scienceseeker.org/2017/09/do-your-research-six-ways-to-find.html.

Video created and hosted by Becca Hall.