Researchers in climate change communication and environmental sociology propose potential ways to tackle climate change misinformation online
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Clear guidelines for communicators’ use of generative AI, will help avoid an explosion of misleading information, the erosion of public trust and the misuse of personal data on an unprecedented scale.
Communication mishaps can happen, but many may be a sign of impaired social cognition.
Clear, actionable feedback can help students learn.
Accents provide listeners with information about speakers, such as where they come from or what other languages they speak. However, accents can also be a source of listener bias.
Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ might seem to escalate the urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.
Misunderstandings between autistic and neurotypical people often stem from mutual communication barriers.
Our research shows our brains are still evaluating our decisions even as we act them out. Better awareness of what influences last-minute decision-making can help us make better choices.
Dozens of animals, some on land but many in the ocean, can produce light within their bodies through chemical reactions. Scientists are still trying to understand when and why this trait developed.
To create a more accessible society, we need to increase awareness about diverse perspectives and lived experiences communicating, and learn about what types of barriers exist.
Research reveals lots of reasons why well-meaning attempts to inform, persuade or correct misinformation go awry. It also identifies ways to avoid these communication backfires.
It’s certainly an exciting time to study communication in whales and dolphins.
Russian soldiers in the Ukraine war are sending out signals in morse code on a daily basis, even though there are more high tech solutions.
Boasting about centering your transformative systems change paradigm means you’re doing it wrong. But fixes are available.
If accessible crisis information is not accurate, complete, up to date and high quality, there can be life and death consequences for people with disability in a bushfire, flood or pandemic.
From what sports you can watch with an old aerial, to what apps you’ll see when you switch on a new smart TV – sports lovers can expect big changes ahead.
With work at our fingertips at all hours of the day, it can be hard to disconnect. AI assistants may solve the problem – at least, that’s what big tech wants us to think.
Tailoring crisis communications strategies across the phases of the disaster management cycle is a more successful approach and can help co-ordinate disaster responses.
Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
There are simple explanations for what may seem like complex behaviours in dogs.
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Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, professional communication, University of Canberra
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Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Speech Pathology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
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Anatomy & Physiology Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Associate Professor (hon) at the Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University