This week’s guest is the lead researcher of a recent report for the Royal Society, The Online Information Environment.Frank Kelly,Professor of the Mathematics of Systems at Cambridge University, talks to Vicki and Geraldine about scientific misinformation.

Talking points: 

• Who decides what’s scientific misinformation anyway?
• Why taking down disinformation can make matters worse.
• How going for a babyccino could set your child on the path to mathematical competence and scientific literacy.