Can science help fight rumors, fake news, conspiracy theories and philosophical quacks?

Let’s put science back at the center of public debate. We really need to, because in this era of social media, plenty of issues are being debated anywhere and everywhere – and by anyone and everyone – with varying degrees of precision. As though science were pointless and its insights unnecessary.

For those who think that abortion is a crime, what does science say by defining life? For those who are battling it out about euthanasia, what does science have to say about death and states of consciousness? For those who plan to leave Earth and colonize Mars, does science have viable proposals? For those who fear the arrival of 5G, can scientists describe its impacts?

Artificial Intelligence, robotics, vaccines, genome editing… There are so many subjects that could be made less fraught with the help of science!

Shedding scientific light on key issues and controversies of our times. Or how to unravel the true from the false in the cacophony of so-called expert opinions. An essential book for understanding vaccines, 5G, genome editing and more.