Hey there! 🖐 Have you ever heard of an “inforus”? It’s a word that combines “information” and “virus”! 🦠
Gao Fu, a famous scientist from China, thinks that misinformation spreads like a virus. Just like germs can make us sick, wrong information can confuse us and cause problems.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were many rumors and false stories spreading around. Some people even believed that the virus had “HIV-like sequences” just because a few things looked similar. 😮
Gao Fu says that the best way to protect ourselves from the “inforus” is to learn science! 🧪 Reading science books and understanding how things work is like getting a vaccine against misinformation.
“When there’s an outbreak or a pandemic, we need to fight two viruses: the biological virus and the ‘inforus’,” he said.
To help everyone learn, Gao Fu writes two to three books every year! 📚 He wants to make science easy to understand for everyone.
He also talks about how important scientific journals are. These are magazines where scientists share their new discoveries. 📰 They help make sure that the information is true, because other scientists check it carefully.
“Scientific journals are like truth filters,” says Gao Fu. “They help stop the spread of rumors.”
He encourages people all over the world to work together to share real information and stop the “inforus” from spreading. 🌍🤝
Reference(s):
Gao Fu: Science literacy a vaccination against the 'inforus'
cgtn.com
