Introduction

The intention of this book is to contribute to the general discussion on the public perception of science, the issue of information overload, trust in science sources and the most effective ways of communicating science information. These topics are especially relevant at present, due to the fact that the citizenry’s information consumption has increased considerably and to the growing need for and importance of access to reliable science information, which could be observed during the COVID-19 pandemic when the scale of mis/disinformation was alarming.