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• Date of publication Mar 13, 2023 Category: Article

  Fictional scenarios, real concerns: science fiction and perceptions of human genome editing

  by April A. Eichmeier , Luye Bao , Michael A. Xenos , Dominique Brossard , Dietram A. Scheufele

  This research addresses the association between attention to science fiction and public opinion of human genome editing (HGE). Using a nationally representative survey, our results show that attention to science fiction is associated with both risk and benefit perception of the technology. In addition, results show that, at higher levels of attention to science fiction, the levels of concern from conservatives (ordinarily predisposed to negative views toward science) and from liberals (ordinarily predisposed to positive views toward science) come closer to being the same. This research contributes to our understanding of debates about controversial science.

  Volume 22 • Issue 01 • 2023

• Date of publication Sep 30, 2020 Category: Article

  How public perceptions of social distancing evolved over a critical time period: communication lessons learnt from the American state of Wisconsin

  by Kaiping Chen , Luye Bao , Anqi Shao , Pauline Ho , Shiyu Yang , Christopher D. Wirz , Dominique Brossard , Markus Brauer , Lori DiPrete Brown

  Understanding how individuals perceive the barriers and benefits of precautionary actions is key for effective communication about public health crises, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. This study used innovative computational methods to analyze 30,000 open-ended responses from a large-scale survey to track how Wisconsin (U.S.A.) residents' perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to performing social distancing evolved over a critical time period (March 19th to April 1st, 2020). Initially, the main barrier was practical related, however, individuals later perceived more multifaceted barriers to social distancing. Communication about COVID-19 should be dynamic and evolve to address people's experiences and needs overtime.

  Volume 19 • Issue 05 • 2020 • Special Issue: COVID-19 and science communication, Part I, 2020 (COVID-19 and Scicomm / 1)