Image: Dr. Chelsea Ratcliff, a social scientist at the University of Georgia, and her research team's work was featured in Science magazine for their groundbreaking research on public perceptions of preprints. The study found that labeling research as a preprint did not affect its credibility, but using hedging language about uncertainty lowered trust in the findings. This work offers valuable insights into how scientific uncertainty is communicated, especially during critical times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More: Preprints often make news. Many people don't know what they are.
