FromĀ Wired: A new grant from DARPA will fund research into waysĀ to determine which researchĀ from the social and behavioral sciences isĀ credible, and which hasĀ flawed methodology or makes unsubstantiated claims.
“Even for Darpa, thatās a big ask. The [Department of Defense]Ā has plenty of good reasons to want to know what social science to believe. But plenty more is at stake here. Darpaās asking for a system that can solve one of the most urgent philosophical problems of our time: How do you know whatās true when science, theĀ news, andĀ social mediaĀ all struggle with errors, advertising, propaganda, and lies?”
