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In 2023, LiU joined a worldwide project to measure the extent of consensus among researchers on burning scientific issues. After a successful test, the number of higher education institutions that have registered interest has more than doubled.

Would it be possible to launch worldwide surveys to determine scientific consensus on a particular issue? If so, could this be a cure for disinformation? Linköping University has joined a project to test this.

How can the philosophical school of phenomenology help us to understand physics? In a new book scientists examine the role of phenomenology in the philosophy of physics and offers perspectives on how to understand and discuss physics.

What is it about the human mind that allows us to figure things out with such a precision? How can we improve the ways in which science helps us address societal challenges? And why is there an increasing distrust towards science among the public?

A project that has received SEK 30 million from the Swedish Research Council is to study post-COVID from different angles. Researchers based at the Department of Culture and Society will contribute with epistemological and sociocultural perspectives.