As applications of gene editing in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology become
increasingly feasible, public interest and calls for public dialogue intensify. The UK Royal …

A set of parallel surveys of scientists from multiple scientific societies finds that the most
consistent predictors of willingness to take part in engagement activities with the public are a …

Leading academic institutions, governments, and funders of research across the world have
spent the last few decades fretting publicly about the need for scientists and research …

Both academics and science communication practitioners have long been interested in the
public's perceptions of scientists, impacts of those perceptions, and how communication …

This study identifies key characteristics of current science communication training programs
based in North America. We report findings from semistructured interviews conducted with …

Scientists are increasingly encouraged to engage with the public about science. Key to
normalizing and advancing “public engagement with science”(PES) is the dissemination of …

Despite the effectiveness of vaccines, parents are increasingly opting for non-medical
exemption. For health advice on such topics, many parents are now more likely to look to …

Background Seminal reports, based on recommendations by educators, scientists, and in
collaboration with students, have called for undergraduate curricula to engage students in …

Strategic science communicators need to select tactics that can help them achieve both their
short-term communication objectives and long-term behavioral goals. However, little …

In an online Qualtrics panel survey experiment (N= 1620), we found that scientists posting
self-portraits (“selfies”) to Instagram from the science lab/field were perceived as significantly …