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 Dr Robin Thompson, a junior research fellow in [[:mathematical epidemiology]], has crunched the numbers and found [[:social distancing]] can reduce pass-on rates of Covid-19 substantially. His mathematical modelling, based on measures now in place to reduce person-to-person contact, reveals a scenario in which case numbers could be reduced by almost 90%. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20200409090914/https://www.research.ox.ac.uk/Article/2020-04-06-social-distancing-works-here-s-the-maths))
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 ==== Misinformation Research Lab ====
+=== Initiative on Vaccine Misinformation ===
+The Challenge
+Long-held scientific consensus on vital issues such as climate change or the vaccines is increasingly contested, heavily debated on social media and even in the mainstream news media. New technological innovations like artificial intelligence are discussed in terms that veer from the alarmist to the exuberant.
+Public understanding of key issues in science and technology is often limited and misinformation about basic issues in science and technology - from natural selection to global warming - abounds.
+How can we better understand public discussions of science and technology, and what can be done to improve them?
+In this three-year programme researchers from the [[:Oxford Internet Institute]] and the [[:Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism]] are examining the interplay between systematic misinformation campaigns, news coverage, and increasingly important social media platforms for public understanding of science and technological innovation. The programme looks at the problem of “junk science”, “fake news” and public policy issues.
+Oxford Martin [[:Initiative on Vaccine Misinformation]]. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor [[:Phil Howard]] launched a new related initiative to help counter the spread of misleading health information, particularly around [[:COVID-19 vaccinations]].
+Our aim is to combine social science and computer science to address the damaging impact of computational [[:propaganda]] and other forms of digitally‐enabled misinformation campaigns on scientific innovation, policy making, and public life. We engage with stakeholders in journalism, the technology industry, the scientific community, and among policymakers in the search for evidence-based actionable interventions.((https://web.archive.org/web/20190615061415/https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/misinformation/))
+=== Political Policy Influence ===
+[[:Rasmus Kleis Nielsen]], Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Misinformation, Science and Media and Director of Research at the [[:Reuters Institute]], has joined a [[:European Commission]] High Level Group to advise on initiatives to counter the spread of disinformation online.
+Professor Nielsen says: “Democratic societies need quality information, and I am glad the European Commission is looking for ways policymakers can help citizens, news media, and technology companies ensure that information is produced, distributed, and used in ways that empower ordinary people to take part in public life.”
+Nielsen will bring to the group the [[:Reuters Institute]]’s commitment to connecting independent, evidence-based research with the practical problems faced by citizens, professional journalists, media industries, and policymakers around the world. His input will draw on recent work from the institute including their work on audience perspectives on fake news, and how the media environment is changing. He will also draw on forthcoming research from the new Oxford Martin Programme in collaboration with the Oxford Internet Institute.
+Based on input from academics, technology companies, news media and civil society organisations, the High Level Group will work to contribute to the development of an EU-level strategy to problems of misinformation. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20190615083218/https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/2018-ec-initiative/))