Alinejad, Donya Honari, Ali
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Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
This study investigates how scientific knowledge is politicized on Twitter. Identifying discursive modes of online politicization and analyzing how they relate to different online issue publics allows us to weigh in on the scholarly debate about when the politicization of science on social media becomes problematic in a democratic context. This is ...
Mendy, Laila Karlsson, Mikael Lindvall, Daniel
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Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
Despite scientific consensus on climate change, climate denial is still widespread. While much research has characterised climate denial, comparatively fewer studies have systematically examined how to counteract it. This review fills this gap by exploring the research about counteracting climate denial, the effectiveness and the intentions behind ...
Ihlen, Øyvind Vranic, Anja
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Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health authorities will typically be criticized for their efforts. When such criticism comes from the ranks of medical personnel, the challenge becomes more pronounced for the authorities, as it suggests a public negotiation of who has sufficient expertise to handle the pandemic. ...
Berseth, Valerie Taylor, Jennifer Hutchen, Jenna Nguyen, Vivian Schott, Stephan Klenk, Nicole
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Contemporary scientific and technological endeavours face public and political pressure to adopt open, transparent and democratically accountable practices of public engagement. Prior research has identified different ways that experts 'imagine publics' - as uninformed, as disengaged, as a risk to science, and as co-producers of knowledge - but the...
Ou, Mengxue Ho, Shirley S
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Drawing on Metzger's dual-processing model of credibility assessment, this study examines how individuals with varying topical knowledge (laypersons vs experts) assess the credibility of information on novel foods. Online focus group discussions reveal that both groups share similar motivations for assessing the credibility of information on novel ...
McKasy, Meaghan Cacciatore, Michael A Yeo, Sara K Zhang, Jennifer Shiyue Cook, John Olaleye, Rhoda Su, Leona Yi-Fan
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This study aims to understand the influence of mirth, anger, and hope, as elicited by messages with different humor types, on support for global warming action, and the potential moderating role of individual climate concern. Although mirth did not significantly vary across the different stimuli, the analysis found that climate concern moderated th...
Eilmus, Ayden Bradley, Avery Clayton, Jay
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Viewers' responses to Orphan Black (2013-2017), a popular, genetics-themed sci-fi television series, reveal much about public understanding of the ethical challenges associated with genetic science. In this article, we assess how fans of Orphan Black process the bioethical themes that are prominent in the show through an analysis of 182 viewer-crea...
Alper, Sinan Yelbuz, Busra Elif Akkurt, Sumeyra Bengisu Yilmaz, Onurcan
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One of the most prominent correlates of trust in science and scientists is education level, possibly because educated individuals have higher levels of science knowledge and thinking ability, suggesting that trusting science and scientists relies more on reflective thinking abilities. However, it is relatively more reasonable for highly educated in...
Jonas, Mark Kerwer, Martin Chasiotis, Anita Rosman, Tom
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Lay readers' trust in scientific texts can be shaped by perceived text easiness and scientificness. The two effects seem vital in a time of rapid science information sharing, yet have so far only been examined separately. A preregistered online study was conducted to assess them jointly, to probe for author and text trustworthiness overlap, and to ...
Zhang, Mengxi
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Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
Public attitudes towards technology have been studied extensively for decades, but older people were not largely involved in early studies. In recent years, with the trend of digitalisation and the rapid growth of the older population around the world, the attitudes of older people towards emerging technologies have attracted the attention of resea...
