brossard.bsky.social
Professor and Chair, department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Morgridge Institute for Research. #scicomm, #riskcomm and anything at the intersection of science and society
👤 Joined on 29 September 2023
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@brossard.bsky.social“When people hear messages designed to appeal to our fears, they can be moved to take action. But this only tends to work as a one-off, and only then when the messages convey a sense of efficacy – a belief that it’s still possible to make a difference.” Preach @jayvanbavel.bsky.social
Show PostWomen with high cognitive ability face "detrimental interpersonal ramifications" at work Men do not. The theory is that smarter women violate perceived social role expectations leading them to face backlash that men do not receive psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Show PostCongratulations to Sara Ostad Rahimi, @amandalmolder.bsky.social, @brossard.bsky.social, and eight co-authors on a new article in the Journal of Risk Research, published with Verasight survey data. 1/n
Show PostNEW from me in @pnas.org on the risks of data sharing with qualitative research: "Today, confidentiality risks are amplified by social media, surveillance, and AI tools, which make ample data about people publicly available, thus making deidentification less effective" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Show PostCongratulations to educational theorist Michael W. Apple, chemist Helen E. Blackwell, communication researcher Dominique Brossard, mathematician Jordan Ellenberg and geographer Holly Gibbs — UW–Madison's newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!
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