The winding story of the backfire effect
Ethan Porter was about to write the most difficult sentence of his PhD program. He opened his laptop. Looking at the keyboard he reflected on the “nightmare stories” he’d heard… Read more »
Tag: political communication
We asked people to do climate change maths. Their answers depended on their politics
The article below was originally published by The Conversation and is based on my research in the journal Environmental Communication. Will J Grant, Australian National University In an ideal world,… Read more »
Are other people more biased than you?
Have you ever come across someone who simply refuses to acknowledge facts when they don’t suit their argument? Chances are if you’ve debated matters of politics, religion or science, even… Read more »
New INSPIRE framework to improve written communication
Governments can be the best communicators and the worst communicators. Sometimes they produce award winning campaigns that save millions of lives, yet at the same time they often produce baffling… Read more »
New guidelines for talking about climate change
Talking about climate change is tough. People’s attitudes about climate change can be very entrenched, and often based on cultural factors, and I’m fascinated about whether the efforts from both… Read more »
Opinion: Trump election symbolises post truth politics
Some of you might know that I recently went to America, partly for a holiday and partly to work on the recent election campaign. I said during this trip that… Read more »
Fear appeals won’t solve our big climate change communication problem
It is the biggest problem the world faces right now – how to respond to climate change. Overwhelming evidence shows that our climate is changing and that humans are causing… Read more »
Opinion: How Malcolm Roberts defeated Brian Cox on Q&A
Celebrity physicist and science communicator Brian Cox recently found himself on a political talk show panel debating climate science with Malcolm Roberts, a Senator-elect from the right-wing One Nation party. And… Read more »
Why opinion trumps facts
Humans are lazy. We do what we can to protect our daily allotment of thinking resources – and that means trying not to invest too much energy into thinking if… Read more »