The importance of science - Topic Citations
Topic ID: 22
Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom.
The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.
Science, Wonder, and Curiosity
- Life Intelligence (summarizing McPhetres, 2019)Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- Life Intelligence (summarizing McPhetres, 2019)Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- Mindful (Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley)Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- Mindful (Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley)Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
Science as Both a Body of Knowledge and a Process
- National Academies PressReliability score: 94 | Accuracy score: 75
- National Academies PressReliability score: 94 | Accuracy score: 75
- National Center for Science Education (NCSE)Reliability score: 78 | Accuracy score: 75
- National Center for Science Education (NCSE)Reliability score: 78 | Accuracy score: 75
Nature of Scientific Inquiry (Evidence, Revision, Self-Correction)
- National Academies Press / NCBI BookshelfReliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 75
- National Academies Press / NCBI BookshelfReliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 75