Trust in science: considering whom to trust for knowing what is true

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/t754d
• Publication Date: 2022-02-17T21:50:36Z
• Authors: Rainer Bromme; Friederike Hendriks
• Keywords: Trustworthiness

The published version is now available here: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781802200942/book-part-9781802200942-11.xml chapter provides a conceptual clarification of the concept 'public trust in science'. Our starting point model formulated by Mayer, Davis, and Schoormann (1995), which has been widely used research since then. Here, it specified for context citizens' encounter with science, using example COVID-19 pandemic, particular Hydroxychloroquine controversy (which started heavily criticized as methodologically flawed study French microbiologist D. Raoult, who continued to sell study’s claims on media). We differentiate from trustworthiness; propose distinction between epistemic (depending science regarding validity knowledge) instrumental its impact one’s aims). then introduce notion informed describe that public rational basis. Finally, challenges ways promotion are outlined.