Science education faces a grave challenge in our current social and political moment. In this “post-truth” era, the currency of empirical fact loses value to emotion and personal belief, and this growing social phenomenon is capitalized on and wielded by politicians and other influential people as a tool of propaganda. The internet spreads and monetizes… Read More What Research Says (And What It Does Not) About Reconceptualizing K-12 Science Education Amidst Eroding Public Trust in Science by Meredith Bittel