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Description: A response to the ISCAST discussion paper. If conspiracy theories highlight a problem of trust then like all good scientists we cannot ignore the other side of the equation. Information, data and facts have become weapons in the emerging power plays of the contemporary theatre of techno-science. How do we work out what parts of institutional science cannot be trusted and which parts are worthy of trust? And having asked that question where does that leave the discipline of science as a search for the real?

Bio: Mark Ridgeway is a retired Information Engineer who now spends his time volunteering where there is a need. His career spanned 40 years in the Information Technology and Innovation space with an emphasis on understanding how confidence works.