Science communication colleagues,
My arm is being twisted to offer a NSW chapter session on ‘TRUST’ … trust me.
The request was stimulated by my brief presentation on this topic at the ASC conference in Canberra. After much harassing by Phil Dooley, I have agreed to organise a session to occur here in Sydney in the next couple of months.
The session will feature a panel to discuss conceptual aspects of trust. The aim is to inform science communicators like ourselves on insights from relevant disciplines. Who should be on this panel?
Note — I am not looking for someone with opinions based on experience. That will be the job of members of the audience.
I am looking for research-based insights that resonate with systematic observation. So, recommend someone who is engaged in research on doctor-patient communication, or communication in the courtroom, or marketing, or philosophy. Make sure that they are ‘good talent’, knowledgeable but also have a great way of expressing sophisticated concepts in an accessible and compelling manner (just like you and me).
This session will also address a framework that I outlined in Canberra on how people decide whom to regard as a trustworthy scientific expert when they need to make a decision. The framework is based on a collection of concepts from linguistics, sociology, anthropology, organisational behaviour, adult learning, and studies of marketing. The framework is a key element in a workshop that I co-developed — ‘Experts 101: “survival training” for engineer, scientists, and planners faced with contentious issues’ (which have been credentialed by the International Association for Public Participation [IAP2]).
Reply with your suggestions to this listserv, or reply to me directly — willrifkin@unsw.edu.au.
Thank you in advance for your input.
Will
William D Rifkin, PhD Director, Science Communication Program Faculty of Science, BSB-BABS UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA
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