PCST2023 Online: Exploring the sources and interpretation of science communication knowledge

PCST2023 Online: 3 April 2023 Session 2

This session was about the places and platforms where we acquire science communication knowledge and how that ‘knowledge’ is presented and interpreted in turn.

Science communication objectives and practices of science news websites as a showcase of gaps between theory and practice
Presenter: Ifat Zimmerman, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Co-author: Ayalet Baram-Tsabari, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Co-author: Tali Tal, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

India Science: A popular OTT platform for science communication (VISUAL)
Presenter: Kapil Kumar Tripathi, Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India and Doing research from AcSiR-NISCPR, India

Does general science knowledge help acquire new scientific knowledge in genetics with health relevance? The case of the hard of hearing and their families
Presenter: Sophie Shauli, Gordon Academic College, Israel
Co-author: Israel Ayalet Baram-Tsabari, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

The disparity in access to reliable online information regarding COVID-19 conspiracies across four languages
Presenter: Dabran Shakked, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Co-author: Ayalet Baram-Tsabari, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Co-author: Roni Shapira, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

The role of cognitive biases in conspiracy beliefs
Presenter: Lorenzo Gagliardi, University of Insubria, Italy

Chair: Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

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