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Big Idea - Digital Engagement in Science & Tech Policy
The document discusses issues with how scientific findings are reported in news media. 79% of scientists believe it is a problem that news reports don't distinguish between well-founded and not well-founded scientific findings. Additionally, 52% of scientists say that oversimplification of scientific findings is also a major problem. However, some of the blame can also be placed on press releases from academics and institutions that don't provide enough context or clarity.
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- 2. 79% of scientistsbelieve it is a major problem for science that news reports don’t distinguish between well-founded and not well-founded scientific findings. Further, 52% of scientists say that simplification of scientific findings is a major problem for science in general Can also be the fault of press releases by academics and their own institutions
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- 4. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Directly from news organisations Wordof mouth Serarch engines News online Friends Social Media Electronic Alerts %Peoplewhousedmethodlinthelastweek How people discover news
- 5. Trust completely 43% Trust moderately 44% Notrust 13% Trust of printed news
- 6. Well-foundedornot (based on soundreasoning or evidence) Cogitative Surplus of Scientists + Reputation Preservation of Journalists
- 8. Open Content License Useof articles in personal, non-commercial blog- and websites subject to i) a link back to theguardian.com website; and ii) a limit of 500 words
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- #4 Policy is more socially informed Policy is more publically acceptable More cost effective Policymakers are not domain experts – so called experts can gain form new insights and may not have emotional attachment to issues Quantum sensors which could see through walls, inequality of access to Quantum computers, implications of ageing & food security? The first 1000 year old man is probably about 60 today. Why digital? Elongate, Broaden and Deepen conversations – compliment F2F methods Digital is fast becoming the first choice for communications, much to the disappointment of my wife the first thing that I tend to grab in the morning is this
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