Next Thursday, Heather Akin, an Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication at UNL, will share her research about how media use and media messages impact individuals’ attitudes about controversial and potentially controversial science issues, including climate change, genetically modified foods, and synthetic biology. Results from these studies offer insight into how identity, trust in science, knowledge, and media use impact publics’ beliefs about scientific issues, but also raise new questions about how to realistically engage audiences with scientific evidence.
Date: Thurs, 2/24, from 2-3pm
Zoom link: https://unl.zoom.us/j/212107342