--- title: Sholto David is on the TIME100 Next 2024 List description: Find out how Sholto David is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023599/sholto-david-2/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-10-02T11:19:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-29T07:17:06.782Z article:section: World og:title: 2024 TIME100 Next: Sholto David og:description: Find out why Sholto David is on this year’s TIME100 Next list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023599/sholto-david-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf446d6bc07763f9b/698a5ba7cabb1d4a9de549d7/time100-next-2024-sholto-david.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2024 TIME100 Next: Sholto David og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 2024 TIME100 Next: Sholto David twitter:description: Find out why Sholto David is on this year’s TIME100 Next list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf446d6bc07763f9b/698a5ba7cabb1d4a9de549d7/time100-next-2024-sholto-david.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 02, 2024 # Sholto David by Jamie Hyneman  Sholto David Sholto DavidFrancesca Jones—Guardian/eyevine/Redux We live in an era when spreading misinformation has become normalized, in large part thanks to certain politicians shamelessly doing that to further their agendas. Sometimes misinformation can be a simple mistake. But when dishonesty or lack of diligence occurs in scientific work and peer-reviewed papers, that is not a harmless error. It not only diminishes trust in science, but can also derail scientific work from advancing or helping people. Sholto David has made it his mission to shine light on shoddy scientific studies like some sort of ­superhero—­albeit without the spandex costume. The molecular biologist has spent years combing scientific journals for errors, from manipulated images to botched math and outright deceit, leading to dozens of scientific papers being flagged for review, and the retraction of studies from high-profile organizations. His persistence will not only potentially save lives in the case of medical research, but will also bolster the credibility of scientific work, scientists, and even science itself. _Hyneman was a co-host of_ MythBusters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023599/sholto-david-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023599/sholto-david-2/"},"headline":"Sholto David","datePublished":"2024-10-02T11:19:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-29T07:17:06.782Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023599/sholto-david-2/","keywords":["list","franchise","Magazine","TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf446d6bc07763f9b/698a5ba7cabb1d4a9de549d7/time100-next-2024-sholto-david.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[],"creator":"Time","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf446d6bc07763f9b/698a5ba7cabb1d4a9de549d7/time100-next-2024-sholto-david.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023599/sholto-david-2/","name":"Sholto David"}}]}] ```