This spring I was asked to give a keynote speech at my alma mater and tell a group of physics students about the last fifteen years of my life since graduation. I was flattered, of course, but also baffled because when I was in school, my grades were not the best and I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life.
Over the past several months, we have been inundated with information, disinformation, and opinions about every aspect of COVID-19: origin, prevention, treatment, and political implications of each. In this digital world, it can be incredibly difficult to differentiate fact from fiction, leaving all of us open to dubious information that can encourage doubt – even in the most scientifically minded among us.