Why science GCSEs matter more than we think in a post-truth age

By Sophie Bartlett, Research Associate in Administrative Data Research Wales, Cardiff University
Chris Taylor, Academic Director, Cardiff University Social Sciences Research Park (SPARK), Cardiff University

Concerns about living in a “post-truth” society – where evidence struggles to compete with misinformation, ideology and emotion – are now familiar. From vaccine hesitancy to climate change denial, public debates increasingly hinge not on a lack of information, but on how people judge evidence, expertise and uncertainty.

These concerns are often framed as a problem of facts. But a deeper issue may be at play – whether people have the skills to weigh competing claims, understand uncertainty and decide what counts as…

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