science communication
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Quality of science & its communication
Can humor make science communication more credible?
When researchers were able to communicate in a funny way, they were regarded as both more credible and trustworthy.
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Quality of science & its communication
How to accurately represent scientific research
Strategies to help scientists share their findings in ways that are both accurate and sensitive to social impacts.
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Brain power
Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach
Mosley is recognised as making scientific information accessible in a way that has advanced public health.
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Brain power
How overconfidence harms decision making
People tend to be more overconfident than knowledgeable, especially when they have some knowledge but not a lot.
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Quality of science & its communication
Fact-bombing by experts doesn’t change hearts and minds. But good science communication can
Science communication has to start with values – and most of the time it does.
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Brain power
Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?
We need a better approach for communicating research on social media.
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In the know
In the know: narrm ngarrgu library | language diversity in knowledge production | Knowable Magazine
In the know is a regular roundup of knowledge management (KM) items of interest.
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In the know
In the know: Chief Scientist plans free research access | 360info launched | national standard for sensors
In the know is a regular roundup of knowledge management (KM) items of interest.
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Quality of science & its communication
Researchers more likely to downplay than exaggerate findings
Researchers have developed a tool for both scientists and journalists to use to help them calculate the uncertainty in research…
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Quality of science & its communication
How scientific communication can spread misinformation
Attention is a scarce resource, so there is an inherent incentive for scientists, universities, and journalists to hype things more…
