Navigating the wild west of scicomm: is your online content actually any good?
The internet is becoming the wild-west of SciComm where not even the experts can help us distinguish between the good, the bad and the ugly.
ZooTube – A Review of Zoos on YouTube
Zoos use YouTube for science communication and choose which animals and educational facts to include, whilst still being entertaining.
Mindfulness in the Media: Where is the science behind mental health apps?
Concerns about media’s failure to address risks of meditation app highlight the need for balanced and evidence-based support for wellbeing.
Changing COVID vaccine skepticism—one mind at a time
False scientific beliefs are hard to correct. Even when people are exposed to accurate information, their prior beliefs make them resistant
Parenting in the Age of Neuromyths and Neuroscience: Navigating the Adolescent Brain
Study shows educating parents on adolescent brain development improves parenting, highlighting the need for more research and support.
In science, we trust… but what exactly is trust?
Researchers analyzed data from three surveys, concluding that direct measures of “trust” in scientists are unclear in what they represent.
User Comments: Do They Affect The Credibility Of Science Stories?
This research seeks to measure the impact of reader online comments to science stories. Do they affect the credibility of the reporting?
How do you picture AI scientists? Odds are it’s male.
Unveiling Film’s AI Gender Gap: On-screen AI scientists reflect real-world gender disparity
Science in Action Films as the Blockbusters of SciComm
Rutgers’ “science in action” documentaries focus on making scientists relatable to increase audience engagement.
Beyond Data Collection: The Transformative Role of Citizen Science in Public Engagement
Citizen science may create a new avenue for communication between scientists and the public through hands-on engagement.