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What does research say about how to effectively communicate about science?

  • Written by Andrew Maynard, Director, Risk Innovation Lab, Arizona State University
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Truth seems to be an increasingly flexible concept in politics. At least that’s the impression the Oxford English Dictionary gave recently, as it declared “post-truth” the 2016 Word of the Year. What happens when decisions are based on misleading...

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