When:
Thursday, November 6, 2014
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, ITW Classroom, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Michelle Paulsen
(847) 579-9240
Group: RCTP
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Some models of science communication focus on “filling the deficit” of knowledge, while others emphasize “dialogue” among different groups with interests in public issues that have science-linked components. Data shows that levels of knowledge (addressed by deficit-model communication) don’t correlate very well with attitudes towards science (addressed by dialogue-model events). What’s more, neither model deals well with people who actively deny knowledge that scientists see as extremely reliable (such as evolution or the relationship of autism and vaccines). So what are the implications for science communicators as they plan their activities?