Pandemic, war and environmental disaster push scientists to deliver quick answers – here's what it takes to do good science under pressure
- Written by Fiona Greenland, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
A crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic lends urgency to scientific research, putting researchers under pressure to produce.janiecbros/E+ via Getty ImagesHow can you know that science done quickly during a crisis is good science?
This question has taken on new relevance with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Researchers developed vaccines in under a year &...