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The mindfulness movement: How a Buddhist practice evolved into a scientific approach to life
A brief history of the movement’s origins, how it gained scientific legitimacy, and its rising popularity.
Written on May 24, 2017 at 19:09
Categories: Contemplation, Life/Work
Tags: Mindfulness, Science & Religion
The March for Science: Partisan protests put public trust in scientists at risk
May 1, 2017– On April 22, thousands of scientists and their supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., and at more than 600 other locations across the world to participate in the March for Science. Pegged to Earth Day, protesters voiced their opposition to proposed federal cuts to funding for scientific research and the planned rollback of Continue Reading »
Written on May 1, 2017 at 15:48
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Environmental Politics, Motivated Reasoning, Political Polarization, Pragmatism, Science Communication, Social Media
Models of knowledge-based journalism: Brokering knowledge, dialogue, and policy ideas
April 1, 2017— In 2013’s Informing the News, the eminent journalism scholar Thomas Patterson comprehensively reviewed the evidence in support of the well-worn criticisms of our contemporary news system. Journalists too often: give equal weight to accurate representations and faulty facts and flawed opinions, focus on conflict and strategy over substance, and favor personalities, dramatic Continue Reading »
Written on April 1, 2017 at 13:23
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Anthropocene, Climate Change, Environmental Communication, Environmental Politics, GMOs, Journalism, Motivated Reasoning, Political Polarization, Public Intellectuals, Science Communication, Social Media, Wicked Problems
To survive the Trump years, scientists need to invest in social change strategies
January 1, 2017 —As newly elected president Donald Trump takes office, the scientific community faces the likelihood not only of unprecedented cuts in government funding for research, but also of bold new attacks on scientific expertise as a basis for policy making and decisions. Trump campaigned on a pledge to eliminate as much as $100 million Continue Reading »
Written on January 1, 2017 at 20:50
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Income Inequality, Journalism, Motivated Reasoning, Political Polarization, Populism, Science Communication, Wicked Problems
The superbug crisis: False beliefs about antibiotics are a global threat
January 1, 2017 — As millions of Americans visit their health care providers this winter complaining of a cold, surveys suggest that one in four will be expecting their provider to prescribe them an antibiotic, falsely believing that the antibiotic will help them recover more quickly from the virus (Watkins et al. 2015). The demand Continue Reading »
Written on January 1, 2017 at 15:21
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Health & Wellness, Risk Communication, Science Communication, Wicked Problems
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