Effective communication is crucial in all service contexts, but especially in clinical
healthcare, given its high (sometimes life-or-death) stakes. Fine-tuned messaging and …

This article focuses on message credibility and detection accuracy of fake and real news as
represented on social media. We developed a deception detection paradigm for news …

Standardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and
communication. In invasion science–a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline–the …

In this experiment (N= 650), we integrate ideas from the literatures on metacognition and self-
perception to explain why the use of jargon negatively affects engagement with science …

Using the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this three-wave experiment (N= 1,830)
examined whether a public health crisis motivates people to engage with complicated …

Scientific publications are the building blocks of discovery and collaboration, but their impact
is limited by the style in which they are traditionally written. Recently, many authors have …

When evacuation is necessary in a wildfire event, affected communities must be alerted and
warned of the imminent danger and instructed on what to do to protect themselves. One …

Expertise-centric citizen science games (ECCSGs) can be powerful tools for crowdsourcing
scientific knowledge production. However, to be effective these games must train their …

Rates of skin cancer among young women are increasing and most cases are associated
with tanning behavior. In health communication, scholars and practitioners use framing as a …

Experts are typically advised to avoid jargon when communicating with the general public,
but previous research has not established whether avoiding jargon is necessary in a crisis …