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

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par 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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