Disseminating the results of your work is central to your role as a researcher, and not just to the scientific community. In the current climate of misinformation and public scepticism, communicating ...

In a new communications landscape that feasts on polarization, the science community needs to rethink how it engages society in scientific discovery, controversy and policy. Instead, the science ...

Science communication has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic. While Carl Sagan, PhD, MS, was the first household name in science communication, it took a long time for the field to gain traction.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will convene a workshop to explore and identify pathways for effective communication that enhance the translation of ...

Suggested Citation: "3 The Nature of Science-Related Public Controversies." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda.

Scientists are crucial voices in the public debate about wicked problems—societal-scale, high-stakes issues with no clear solutions, like pandemics and artificial intelligence. In the past, experts ...