George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

What does the American public think about why scientists communicate with them?

A live Trellis discussion will be underway on Tuesday, March 29th from 3:00-4:00pm ET with John Kotcher, Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University. Social attribution research has found that inferences about a communicator’s intentions can affect an audience’s judgments of their credibility. To follow up on these findings, John and his colleagues conducted a nationally representative survey of 1,000 members of the public that asked for up to five reasons why scientists might communicate about their work, and whether they think those are “good” or “bad” reasons. The reason most frequently cited by survey respondents was to inform and educate, which most considered a very good reason for communicating. Other top reasons included getting funding, advancing an agenda, or seeking publicity or fame. They also found that political ideology affected responses.

If you are interested in participating, please email Elana (ekimbrel@aaas.org) and she will send you an invitation to join the Public Engagement with Science group on Trellis. It will come from an @trelliscience.com address
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