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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"trust in science"”.
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Trust in science is not the answer to conspiracies: It’s throwing water on a grease-fire
… theories can be quite dangerous and have risen in prevalence. The rise of conspiracy theories has been met with an outcry to increase public trust in science. However, using trust in science to stop conspiracy theories may have unintended negative consequences. Trust in science entails the blind …
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Proof positive : finding the cause of AIDS
In 2008, it will have been 25 years since HIV was first isolated from a patient with AIDS. In the early 1980s, when the mysterious disease of the immune system spread across the globe, scientists began a race to find the cause. Through the voices of the men and women involved, this thesis tracks …
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Impactful fact-checking for science : communication strategies applying artificial intelligence as the source of information
This research explores how labeling an information source as AI can help to improve the message credibility of science information and reduce the partisan bias in the evaluation of fact-checking messages in the context of science communication. To that end, two moderated mediation models were …
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Politics and pandemics: an investigation of the potential covariates in the relationship between conservative political ideology and reduced facemask wearing
… as one of the most effective non-pharmaceutical interventions in preventing the spread of COVID-19. However, research shows that individuals identifying as politically conservative are less likely to comply with mask mandates and engage in less mask wearing. This study investigated five variables …
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EXPLORING PUBLIC ACTORS IN THE CONTEXT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: NETWORK-BASED PUBLICS AND THEIR IMPACTS
Organizational actors, such as research institutes and media, no longer hold an exclusive role in leading social discourse on emerging technology. Individuals not representing an organization, referred to as public actors, now actively engage in communication about emerging technology. This …
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Principled Revisability in Science and Society. A Supplementary Approach to Respond to Infectious Disease Outbreaks under the Guidance of Science
# Principled Revisability in Science and Society <br /> ## A supplementary approach to respond to infectious disease outbreaks under the guidance of science <br /><br /> Scrutiny and analysis of the credible- and trustworthy-making features of individual scientists, scientific institutions, and …
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Behavior and conservation: hellbender reproductive behavioral responses to poor water quality and the value of private lands research for conservation outreach
… Similarly, wildlife can respond to changing environments in ways that are detrimental to their survival, but they can also in some cases adapt or even thrive in human-impacted environments. In this dissertation, I discuss the ways in which human and hellbender behaviors relate to …