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22 May 2024
Trust in Science: Understanding the Trends and Implications for Science Communication

Wayne Glines, Health Physics News Contributing Editor

The National Academies Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication will hold the virtual workshop "Trust in Science: Understanding the Trends and Implications for Science Communication" Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2–3:30 pm ET.

Recent survey data show declines in trust in science that mirror earlier trends for other institutions, including journalism and government. New research is shedding additional light on those patterns and illuminating some of the mechanisms that underlie the aggregated trends.

In this virtual webinar, researchers consider the differences between credibility, confidence, and trust; describe new empirical findings; and discuss the implications for how to communicate science in a complex information landscape.

Moderator: Mariette DiChristina, Boston University

Panelists: Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan; Katherine Ognyanova, Rutgers University; and Liz Hamel, Kaiser Family Foundation

Click here to register.

For more information, please contact HRhodes@nas.edu.