## Scientific Literacy <iframe width="960" height="540" style="margin: 0 auto;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gFLYe_YAQYQ?si=Mxs2BkZlfrCj92VP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> --- ## What is Scientific Literacy? <div style="display: flex; gap: 2em"> <img src="/assets/slides/lodl.jpg" width="200" height="200" style="height: 200px"> <p style="text-align: left">"Science literacy is knowledge of science, as well as the scientific framework by which people make decisions based on facts, research and knowledge, not on opinion or hearsay."<br/><small style="margin-top: 0.75em">- Kathleen Lodl, University of Nebraska. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sdn.unl.edu/article/what-science-literacy-and-why-it-important">source</a></small></p> </div> --- ### Why is Scientific Literacy Important? What do you think? <img src="/assets/slides/scilit.png" style="margin: 2em auto 0; scale: 1.4"> --- ## Applying Scientific Literacy "Dead Internet Theory" <iframe width="960" height="540" style="margin: 0 auto;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/apKw94iLaxc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> --- ## Initial Thoughts on D.I.T. - Is it real? - How should we evaluate it? <div style="display: flex; gap: 2em; justify-content: center;"> <img src="/assets/slides/scimethod.png" width="300" height="300" style="height: 300px"> <img src="/assets/slides/scimethodskip.png" width="300" height="300" style="height: 300px"> </div> --- ## Some Evidence source: [The Dead Internet Theory: Investigating the Rise of AI-Generated Content and Bot Dominance in Cyberspace](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382118410_Dead_Internet_Theory) from the Pakistan Journal of Engineering Technology and Science (PJETS) Volume 12. Issue.01, PP. 37-48, June 2024 From the abstract (intro):  I wanted to see their evidence. ---  ---  --- Is this just Shoup's opinion? Is it possible to predict this percentage?  --- ### Lesson Learned? Don't take information at face value. Ask questions, think critically, and research thoughtfully. <img src="/assets/slides/facevalue.jpg" style="margin: 1em auto;">