Jevin D. West
Jevin West

Jevin West
I am a Professor and the Associate Dean for Research in the Information School at the University of Washington. I co-founded and directed the Center for an Informed Public. I use computational methods to study the sociology of science, the spread of misinformation, and the impact of generative AI on collective discourse. I believe strongly in the teaching mission of the university and have co-created open courses, games, and programs devoted to improving critial thinking and data reasoning in a digital world.

Calling BullshitCalling Bullshit
Center for an Informed PublicCenter for an Informed Public
Science of ScienceEigenfactor.org

Announcements
Publications
  • Understanding and addressing misinformation about science (2024) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Consensus Report. PDF
  • Perceived experts are prevalent and influential within an antivaccine community on Twitter. (2024) PNAS Nexus. PDF
  • Combining interventions to reduce the spread of viral misinformation. (2022) Nature Human Behavior. PDF and accompanying Perspective.
  • Misinformation in and about science. (2021) Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. PDF
  • How do you solve a problem like misinformation? (2021) Science Advances. PDF
Presentations
News
  • Nature. Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists. (Dec. 3, 2024)
  • Nature. Can Google Scholar survive the AI revolution? (Nov. 19, 2024)
  • Science. The rumor clinic. (Oct. 30, 2024)
  • Washington Post. A week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbots. (July 22, 2024)
  • Seattle Times. Americans’ evolving relationship with local news, in charts. (May 10, 2024)