science
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Quality of science & its communication
Is big tech harming society? To find out, we need research – but it’s being manipulated by big tech itself
Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Why scientific knowledge needs to be decolonised
Is science inherently objective and immune to the influences of coloniality?
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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
Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress
An intellectually humble person may have strong beliefs, but is also open to the valuable insights, ideas and evidence of…
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Brain power
Innovation is increasingly a collaborative affair
Disruption in science continues, but the likelihood of any single scientist causing a major upheaval in their field is diminishing.
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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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ABCs of KM
Improving transdisciplinary arts-science partnerships [Arts & culture in KM part 10]
What is needed to better “enable” and “situate” arts–science partnerships and support mutual learning?
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Arts & culture in KM
The relationship between science and art [Arts & culture in KM part 9]
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
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Brain power
How best to correct scientific misinformation
Strategies exist to rectify misinformation, provided that obstacles are duly acknowledged and circumvented.
