Exposing your favourite influencers

On today’s episode, we go in on Science Influencers!! We discuss how the culture of influencing has created misinformation, distrust of medical professionals and why you should be skeptical of all online influencers, including us!

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Sources:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365041306_Science_communication_by_scientists_and_influencers_on_social_media

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mar.70106

https://jcom.sissa.it/article/pubid/JCOM_2405_2025_V02/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03855-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03143-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02966-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01771-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00933-3

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