Pandemics are characterized by extreme uncertainty and effective communication is critical
to help the public manage this uncertainty. We summarized scholarship on public …

Researchers, policy makers and science communicators have become increasingly been
interested in factors that affect public's trust in science. Recently, one such potentially …

Since many of the problems societies face today are complex and, by origin, are scientific
(eg, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, etc.), scientific evidence is imperative in many …

Canada has been relatively immune to grassroots-driven populist political forces in recent
years despite global shifts toward a mainstreaming of nationalist identity-driven politics. The …

It is not uncommon for conspiracy theories to have a political agenda, some conspiracies are
more endorsed by the political left-wing than the political right-wing and vice-versa …

Purpose Public perception of health benefits derived from organic foods is often misaligned
with scientific evidence. This study aims to examine the factors affecting public perception of …

This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected science and tourism activities
and their governance in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The pandemic reduced the …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists were encouraged to convey uncertainty
surrounding preliminary scientific evidence, including mentioning when research is …

Plain language summaries (PLS) aim to communicate research findings to laypersons in an
easily understandable manner. Despite the societal relevance of making psychological …

The involvement of journalism-based professionally generated content (JPGC) in social
economic development is important to further enhancement of low carbon economy. This …