Quality or speed? Scientists face Covid-19 dilemma Published on Share
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed science and research to the fore. But the unprecedented influence it currently wields over politics and public life has a downside: the crisis demands quick answers that risk scientists’ credibility.
“Since the start of the pandemic there has been a veritable tsunami of scientific publications about Sars-CoV-2,” says Subhra Priyadarshini, editor-in-chief of
Nature India. She recently took part in an online discussion about science communications organised by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
Worldwide, as much as 4% of all scientific publications in 2020 had to do with Covid-19,
Quality or speed? Scientists face Covid-19 dilemma
There was a heated debate in parliament about whether only Martin Ackermann, president of the National Covid-19 Science Taskforce, should be allowed to speak publicly about Covid-19. In the end parliament decided against this. Keystone / Peter Schneider
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed science and research to the fore. But the unprecedented influence it currently wields over politics and public life has a downside: the crisis demands quick answers that risk scientists’ credibility.
This content was published on April 29, 2021 - 09:00
April 29, 2021 - 09:00
Christian Raaflaub
“Since the start of the pandemic there has been a veritable tsunami of scientific publications about Sars-CoV-2,” says Subhra Priyadarshini, editor-in-chief of