Taiwan is Easy to Fool Series - One Sentence of Rumor from Humanities, Science Must Debunk Until Their Mouth Breaks

This article sums up a common social phenomenon in a single sentence: compared to emotionally-driven statements or factually baseless claims (rumors) from humanities-oriented people that spread quickly, the scientific or logic-based clarifications and fact-checking from science-oriented people often require enormous effort yet prove ineffective. This reflects an imbalance in information dissemination where emotional content and simplified messages tend to be more readily accepted by the public than complex scientific facts.

August 22, 2017