Civic Science Media Lab

Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Science Communication Symposium: Civic Science & Ethics in the Age of AI: Building Trust
2024-07-09 - 2024-07-11 | Notre Dame, IN, Notre Dame, IN, United States
July 9–11, 2024
Civic Science & Ethics in the Age of AI: Building Trust
at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Need more tools to demonstrate broader impacts of your science and research?
Learn the science behind better communication about research. The Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Symposium at the University of Notre Dame will explore innovative strategies for effective science communication and public engagement.
The symposium will cover various aspects of citizen/civic science such as fostering dialogue, improving accessibility and inclusivity, enhancing science literacy, and building trust between scientists and the public.
Join us July 9-11 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana and learn how to bridge the widening gap through workshops, panel discussions, poster presentations, and alternative methods of communicating science — even art.
Organizers:
Co-chairs: Joanne Fahey & Tammi Freehling
Consultants: Marlit Hayslett & Bruce Lewenstein
Contact: pcst-list@nd.edu

Trust in Science: Understanding the Trends and Implications for Science Communication
2024-05-30 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Recent survey data show declines in trust in science that mirror earlier trends for other institutions, including journalism and government. New research is shedding additional light on those patterns and illuminating some of the mechanisms that underlie the aggregated trends. In this webinar, researchers consider the differences between credibility, confidence, and trust; describe new empirical findings; and discuss the implications for how to communicate science in a complex information landscape.
Moderator: Mariette DiChristina, Boston University
Panelists:
Katherine Ognyanova, Rutgers University
Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan
Liz Hamel, KFF

Trust in Science: Understanding the Trends and Implications for Science Communication from The National Academies on Vimeo.

Science Talk 2025
2024-04-03 - 2024-04-05
Science Talk is the annual conference of the Association of Science Communicators (ASC). ASC’s mission is to empower and inspire the science communication community to expand their communication potential and affect the world.

Generative AI and the Implications for Science Communication
2023-11-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
New innovations in large language modeling and other generative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, have spurred debate about their capacities, risks, and broader societal implications. The Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication is hosting a public webinar to 1) explore what these technologies are, how they work, and how they may change the information landscape going forward; 2) consider positive innovations they could facilitate in science communication; and 3) discuss systemic limitations and risks, as well as the broad ethical and social implications of these technologies.
Moderator:
Sandra González-Bailón, Standing Committee Member and Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Panelists:
Melanie Mitchell, Professor, Santa Fe Institute
Sendhil Mullainathan, Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Chirag Shah, Professor, Information School, University of Washington – Seattle
Sophie Bushwick, Technology Editor, Scientific American

Generative AI and the Implications for Science Communication from The National Academies on Vimeo.

SciPEP 2023: New Insights for Communicating Basic Science
2023-07-25 - 2023-07-26 | Virtual
On July 25-26, 2023, “SciPEP 2023: New Insights for Communicating Basic Science” explored new research, findings, and implications for how to support scientists communicating about basic, discovery science. Science communication scholars, practitioners, and trainers came together to discuss new insights and generated ideas and opportunities to advance basic science communication research and practice.
Two years earlier, SciPEP’s “Communicating the Future: Engaging the Public in Basic Science” conference virtually gathered more than 1,200 people from 60 countries to explore what we know – and don’t know – about basic science communication. The sheer magnitude of the conference (and deep, rich discussions there and since) reinforced that this is what the community is hungry for: evidence-based tools and resources to better equip scientists and professional communicators for basic science communication. A detailed summary of the 2021 conference and video recordings are available for reference. Also, the SciPEP team published “Charting a Path for Public Engagement in Basic Science: A Prospectus,” to summarize key questions that arose from the 2021 conference and a framework for addressing those questions.
The SciPEP team has identified (and commissioned) new research, and convened or facilitated conversations, that have deepened our understanding of key gaps and refined the questions identified during the 2021 conference.
Attendees of SciPEP 2023 learned more about these findings, connected with others to discuss new insights, and helped plan the next steps for our community.
