Fact-bombing by experts doesn't change hearts and minds. But good science communication can

  • Written by: Tom Carruthers, Co-president, Australian Science Communicators, and Adjunct Lecturer, Science Communication, The University of Western Australia
Fact-bombing by experts doesn't change hearts and minds. But good science communication canPixabay / Pexels, CC BY

A stir went through the Australian science communication community last week, caused by an article with the headline Science communicators need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void. In meetings and online back channels we cried “not ALL science communicators!”

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