Engagement Culture in Academia: A Budding “Trickle-Up” Effect
Focus groups at a land grant university show that faculty face institutional barriers to engagement. Junior faculty challenge the status quo
What Happens To Pandemic Policy When People Don’t Trust Scientists?
Decline in the public authority of science is an increasingly consequential problem. Why is it happening?
Science speaks many languages—let’s show that
Why is so much of science strictly in English? The world speaks thousands of languages – science should as well.
Striking the Right Degree of Uncertainty for Communicating Global Warming Impacts
Will global sea levels rise 4 feet, or will global sea levels rise 1-7 feet? How certain should messages about global warming impacts be?
More than just cat videos: YouTube as a platform for science engagement
YouTube is a significant source of science content – and triggering emotions can lead to greater public engagement.
“Half-Life Your Message” to overcome the curse of knowledge: SciComm lessons from improv
The “Half-Life Your Message” exercise is an improv tool that can help science communicators distill their core message.
The Public’s Perspective: the Importance of Open Access Publishing
Read about the open access debate from a public perspective and the importance of open access medical research.
Strategies for Confronting White Supremacy Culture in SciComm
A new framework offers a way for science communicators to confront racism and help dismantle White Supremacy Culture.
Why Trust Rumors? It’s a Matter of Values
Rumors are inherently unreliable as an information source, so why would the public trust them over scientific experts? It’s in the values.
Scientists behaving badly–how does the public respond?
Although the reasons aren’t entirely clear, there is no question that uncivil disagreement erodes trust in science.