Uncertainty is an inherent part of knowledge, and yet in an era of contested expertise, many
shy away from openly communicating their uncertainty about what they know, fearful of their …

Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result,
people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal …

Working Group I (WGI) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses
the current evidence on the physical science of climate change, evaluating knowledge …

“Climate Shock could have reasonably been called But Will the People Notice? It'sa
layperson's survey of climate economics, a field that includes cost-benefit analysis and other …

The media are powerful agents that translate information across the science–policy
interface, framing it for audiences. Yet frames are never neutral: they define an issue, identify …

Five years ago, an article in the first issue of WIREs Climate Change reviewed the factors
that shape perceptions of climate change. Climate change is an abstract statistical …

The public's willingness to engage in mitigation actions has not received as much attention
as the level of belief in Global Warming (GW), especially on the international stage …

There has been much debate about the assessment process of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC). Yet two of the most fundamental challenges that directly …

While twentieth century sea-level rise was dominated by thermal expansion of ocean water,
mass loss from glaciers and ice sheets is now a larger annual contributor. There is …

This review briefly examines the vast range of techniques used to communicate risk
assessments arising from statistical analysis. After discussing essential psychological and …