Public Perception and Communication of Scientific Uncertainty
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DOI: 10.1037/xge0000260
Abstract: Understanding how the public perceives uncertainty in scientific research is fundamental for effective communication about research and its inevitable uncertainty. Previous work found that scientific evidence differentially influenced beliefs from individuals with different political ideologies.… read more here.
Keywords: scientific uncertainty; research; uncertainty; communication ... See more keywords
Communication of Scientific Uncertainty about a Novel Pandemic Health Threat: Ambiguity Aversion and Its Mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1461961
Abstract: Communicating scientific uncertainty about public health threats is ethically desirable but challenging due to its tendency to promote avoidance of choice options with unknown probabilities—a phenomenon known as “ambiguity aversion.” This study examined this phenomenon’s… read more here.
Keywords: health; scientific uncertainty; ambiguity aversion; uncertainty ... See more keywords
Communicating Scientific Uncertainty About the COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Experimental Study of an Uncertainty-Normalizing Strategy
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DOI: 10.2196/27832
Abstract: Background Communicating scientific uncertainty about public health threats such as COVID-19 is an ethically desirable task endorsed by expert guidelines on crisis communication. However, the communication of scientific uncertainty is challenging because of its potential… read more here.
Keywords: scientific uncertainty; uncertainty; communication; covid ... See more keywords
Scientific Uncertainty of Marine Microplastic Pollution and the Dilemma of Future International Unified Legislation
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416394
Abstract: Several countries or regions have issued bans on microplastic pollution. This paper conducted a textual analysis on the provisions of the referenced countries or regions, and it was noticed that most of the existing bans… read more here.
Keywords: marine microplastic; microplastic pollution; pollution; legislation ... See more keywords