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The Oxford handbook of the science of science communication

edited by Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dan Kahan, Dietram A. Scheufele

(Oxford library of psychology)

Oxford University Press, c2017

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The proposal to vaccinate adolescent girls against the human papilloma virus ignited political controversy, as did the advent of fracking and a host of other emerging technologies. These disputes attest to the persistent gap between expert and public perceptions. Complicating the communication of sound science and the debates that surround the societal applications of that science is a changing media environment in which misinformation can elicit belief without corrective context and likeminded individuals are prone to seek ideologically comforting information within their own self-constructed media enclaves. Drawing on the expertise of leading science communication scholars from six countries, The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication not only charts the media landscape-from news and entertainment to blogs and films-but also examines the powers and perils of human biases-from the disposition to seek confirming evidence to the inclination to overweight endpoints in a trend line. In the process, it draws together the best available social science on ways to communicate science while also minimizing the pernicious effects of human bias. The Handbook adds case studies exploring instances in which communication undercut or facilitated the access to scientific evidence. The range of topics addressed is wide, from genetically engineered organisms and nanotechnology to vaccination controversies and climate change. Also unique to this book is a focus on the complexities of involving the public in decision making about the uses of science, the regulations that should govern its application, and the ethical boundaries within which science should operate. The Handbook is an invaluable resource for researchers in the communication fields, particularly in science and health communication, as well as to scholars involved in research on scientific topics susceptible to distortion in partisan debate.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Why Science Communication? Editors - Dan Kahan, Dietram Scheufele, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson Part I: THE SCIENCE OF COMMUNICATING SCIENCE 1. The Need for a Science of Science Communication: Communicating Science's Values and Norms Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania 2. Overview of the Science of Science Communication Heather Akin - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Dietram Scheufele - John E. Ross Professor of Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Morgridge Institute for Research 3. On the Sources of Ordinary Science Knowledge and Extraordinary Science Ignorance Dan Kahan - Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology - Yale University 4. How Changing Media Structures Are Affecting Science News Coverage Mike S. Schafer - Professor of Science Communication - University of Zurich, Switzerland 5. What the Public Thinks and Knows about Science: And Why It Matters William Hallman - Professor of Human Ecology - Rutgers University 6. Scientific Controversies: Can the Science of Science Communication Provide Management Guidance or only Analysis? Bruce Lewenstein - Professor of Science Communication - Cornell University 7. A Recap: The Science of Communicating Science Joseph Hilgard - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Nan Li - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Communications - Texas Tech University Part II: IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO SCIENCE FEATURED IN ATTACKS ON SCIENCE 8. Science as "Broken" vs. Science as "Self-Correcting": How Retractions and Peer-Review Problems are Exploited to Attack Science Joseph Hilgard - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania 9. Publication Bias in Science: What is it, Why is it Problematic, and How Can It Be Addressed? Andrew Brown - Scientist, Nutrition and Obesity Research Center and Office of Energetics - University of Alabama at Birmingham Tapan Mehta - Assistant Professor in Health Services Administration and Associate Scientist, Nutrition Obesity Research Center - University of Alabama at Birmingham David Allison - Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for Science, and Director, Office of Energetics - University of Alabama at Birmingham 10. Statistical Biases in Science Communication: What We Know About Them and How They Can Be Addressed John Ioannidis - C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention, Professor of Medicine, and Director, Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) - Stanford University 11. Is there a Hype Problem in Science? If So, How is it Addressed? Peter Weingart - Professor Emeritus and former Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research - University of Bielefeld, Germany 12. Is there a Retraction Problem? And, If So, What Do We Know About How It Is and Can Be Addressed? Adam Marcus - Co-Founder - Retraction Watch
  • Managing Editor - Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News and Anesthesiology News Ivan Oransky - Co-Founder - Retraction Watch
  • Vice President and Global Editorial Director - MedPage Today 13. A Recap: Identifying and Overcoming Challenges to Science Featured in Attacks on Science Joseph Hilgard - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania PART III: SCIENCE COMUNICATION IN ACTION: FAILURES & SUCCESSES 14. A Comparative Study of Communication about Food Safety Before, During and After the "Mad Cow" Crisis Matteo Ferrari - Assistant Professor of Private Law - University of Trento, Italy 15. Cross-National Comparative Communication and Deliberation about the Risks of Nanotechnologies Nick Pidgeon - Professor of Environmental Psychology and Director, Understanding Risk Research Group - Cardiff University, Wales Barbara Herr Harthorn - Professor of Anthropology, Director, NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society, and group leader, NSF/EPA UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology - University of California, Santa Barbara Terre Satterfield -Professor of Culture, Risk and the Environment and Director, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability - University of British Columbia, Canada Christina Demski - Professor of Social & Environmental Psychology and Research Associate, Understanding Risk Research Group - Cardiff University, Wales 16. Communications about Biotechnologies and GMOs across Europe Heinz Bonfadelli - Professor Emeritus - University of Zurich, Switzerland 17. A Tale of Two Vaccines - and their Science Communication Environments Dan Kahan - Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology - Yale University Asheley Landrum - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania 18. A Recap: Science Communication in Action Heather Akin - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania PART IV: THE ROLES OF ELITE INTERMEDIARIES IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE 19. Science Communication at Scientific Institutions Tiffany Lohwater - Director of Meetings and Public Engagement - American Association for the Advancement of Science Martin Storksdieck - Professor and Director, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning - Oregon State University 20. The Role of Scholarly Presses and Journals Barbara Kline Pope - Executive Director for Communications - The National Academies
  • Executive Director - National Academies Press Elizabeth Marincola - Chief Executive Officer - Public Library of Science (PLOS) 21. The Role of Governmental Organizations in Communicating About Regulating Science Jeffery Morris - National Program Director for Nanotechnology - Environmental Protection Agency 22. Science Communication and Museums' Changing Roles Victoria Cain - Assistant Professor of History - Northeastern University Karen Rader - Associate Professor of History - Virginia Commonwealth University 23. The Role of Funding Organizations: Foundations Elizabeth Good Christopherson - President and Chief Executive Officer - Rita Allen Foundation 24. Promoting Popular Understanding of Science and Health through Social Networks Brian Southwell - Director, Center for Communication Science - RTI International
  • Adjunct Professor (Energy Initiative) - Duke University
  • Research Professor (Media & Journalism) and Adjunct Associate Professor (Health Behavior) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 25. Designing Public Deliberation at the Intersection of Science and Public Policy John Gastil - Head and Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Political Science - Pennsylvania State University 26. Translating Science into Policy and Legislation: Evidence-informed Policy Making Jason Gallo - Science and Technology Policy Analyst - Science and Technology Policy Institute 27. A Recap: The Role of Intermediaries in Communicating Science: A Synthesis Asheley Landrum - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Part V: THE ROLE, POWER, AND PERIL OF MEDIA FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE 28. The (Changing) Nature of Scientist-Media Interactions: A Cross National Analysis Sara Yeo - Assistant Professor of Communication - University of Utah Dominique Brossard - Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication - University of Wisconsin-Madison 29. New Models of Knowledge-Based Journalism Matthew Nisbet - Associate Professor of Communication Studies, and Affiliate Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs - Northeastern University Declan Fahy - Professor of Communication - Dublin City University 30. Citizens Making Sense of Science Issues: Supply and Demand Factors for Science News and Information in the Digital Age Michael Xenos - CAPs Professor and Department Chair, Department of Communication Arts - University of Wisconsin-Madison 31. The Changing Popular Images of Science David Kirby - Senior Lecturer in Science Communication Studies - University of Manchester, England 32. What Do We Know About the Entertainment Industry's Portrayal of Science? How Does It Affect Public Attitudes Toward Science? James Shanahan - Professor and Dean, Media School - Indiana University 33. How Narrative Functions in Entertainment to Communicate Science Martin Kaplan - Norman Lear Professor of Entertainment, Media and Society and Director, Norman Lear Center - University of Southern California Michael Dahlstrom - Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication Iowa State University 34. Assumptions about Science in Satirical News and Late Night Comedy Lauren Feldman - Associate Professor of Communication and Information - Rutgers University 35. A Recap: The Role, Power, and Peril of Media for the Communication of Science Nan Li - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Communications - Texas Tech University Robert Lull - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Part VI: CHALLENGES IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE IN A POLARIZED ENVIRONMENT 36. Countering False Beliefs: An Analysis of the Evidence and Recommendations of Best Practices for the Retraction and Correction of Scientific Misinformation Man-pui Sally Chan - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Psychology - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Christopher Jones - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-16) - University of Pennsylvania Dolores Albarracin - Professor of Psychology and Business - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 37. Using Frames to Make Scientific Communication More Effective James Druckman - Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University Arthur Lupia - Hal R. Varian Professor of Political Science - University of Michigan 38. Philosophical Impediments to Citizens' Use of Science Jonathan Baron - Professor of Psychology - University of Pennsylvania. 39. Overcoming Confirmation and Blind Spot Bias When Communicating Science Kate Kenski - Associate Professor of Communication and Government & Public Policy - University of Arizona 40. Understanding and Overcoming Selective Exposure and Judgement When Communicating About Science Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud - Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Assistant Director of Research, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life - University of Texas at Austin 41. Overcoming Innumeracy and the Use of Heuristics When Communicating Science Ellen Peters - Professor of Psychology and Director, Behavioral Decision Making Initiative - Ohio State University 42. Overcoming Biases in Processing of Time Series Data about Climate Bruce Hardy - Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication - Temple University Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania 43. Understanding and Overcoming Fear of the Unnatural in Discussion of GMOs Robert Lull - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Dietram Scheufele - John E. Ross Professor of Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Morgridge Institute for Research 44. Protecting or Polluting the Science Communication Environment? The Case of Childhood Vaccines Dan Kahan - Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology - Yale University 45. Overcoming False Causal Attribution: Debunking the MMR-Autism Association Nan Li - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Communications - Texas Tech University Talia Stroud - Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Assistant Director of Research, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life - University of Texas at Austin Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication - Annenberg School for Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center - University of Pennsylvania 46. Overcoming the Challenges of Communicating Uncertainty Across National Contexts Michael Siegrist - Professor of Consumer Behavior and Head of Institute for Environmental Decisions - ETH Zurich, Switzerland Christina Hartmann - Professor of Consumer Behavior, Department of Health Sciences and Technology - ETH Zurich, Switzerland 47. A Recap: Heuristics, Biases, Values and Other Challenges to Communicating Science Heather Akin - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Asheley Landrum - Annenberg Public Policy Center Postdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science of Communication - University of Pennsylvania Conclusion: On the Horizon: The Changing Science Communication Environment Editors - Dietram Scheufele, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and Dan Kahan Index

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  • NCID
    BB24243529
  • ISBN
    • 9780190497620
  • LCCN
    2016052432
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 486 p.
  • Size
    27 cm
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