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What does research say about how to effectively communicate about science?

What does research say about how to effectively communicate about science?

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the science on how to best communicate science across different issues, social settings and audiences has not led to easy-to-follow, concrete recommendations...
becoming increasingly clear that the “deficit model” ... if we just “fill people up” with science knowledge and understanding, they’ll become increasingly rational decision-makers – simply does not work. This is not because people are irrational; rather, we all have our own built-in psychologies of how we make sense of information...
There’s an especially high level of ethical responsibility associated with communication designed to influence opinions, behavior and actions... all science communication has embedded values.

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