The Flow of Scientific Knowledge from Lab to the Lay Public

McInerney, Claire R.; Bird, Nora J.; Nucci, Mary L.

doi:10.1177/1075547004267024

Cited by 88 publications

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“…More people claimed knowledge of monarchs than viceroys, interesting as the state butterfly of Kentucky is, in fact, a viceroy and featured on select state license plates [64]. This interest in monarchs compared to viceroys is unsurprising given recent media coverage of monarchs in relation to other topics such as agriculture biotechnology, climate change, and gardening [65][66][67][68]. Stated prior knowledge of monarchs was correlated with both being able to identify monarchs and in willingness to conserve butterflies (concern for wildlife), which corroborates what prior studies have found [29,69,70] and lends urgency to education efforts to gain public buy-in for milkweed plantings [49,51,66].…”

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Public Knowledge of Monarchs and Support for Butterfly Conservation

Penn

2018

Sustainability

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Pollinator populations in North America are in decline, including the iconic monarch butterfly. In order to determine if public knowledge of monarchs informs opinions on butterfly conservation, we surveyed the public to assess their knowledge of monarchs. We also asked participants about their attitudes towards general butterfly conservation and if they believe that butterfly gardens contribute to conservation. Respondents generally had some knowledge of monarchs but were unaware of monarch population declines and the necessity of milkweed to their life cycle. Respondent knowledge was correlated with more positive attitudes about butterfly conservation. Furthermore, membership in an environmental organization increased the likelihood that the participant had prior knowledge of monarchs and cared about monarch conservation. Respondent socioeconomic factors of age and sex were also significantly correlated with conservation attitudes-older and female participants had more positive attitudes towards general butterfly conservation. Interestingly, females were also less likely than males to admit having prior knowledge of monarchs, indicating that gender may also play an important role in conservation outreach efforts. Our study indicates that educational efforts need to be directed more toward individuals not already associated with an environmental organization as these individuals are predisposed to regard conservation positively.

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Public Knowledge of Monarchs and Support for Butterfly Conservation

Penn

2018

Sustainability

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“…No Brasil, como nos EUA (McINERNEY, BIRD, NUCCI, 2004) Tais evoluções no âmbito da rotulagems podem ser mais bem apreciadas no contexto de um movimento globalizado na direção do chamado "consumismo político" pelo qual mudanças na produção e consumo são instituídas por meio de opções e escolhas realizadas pelos produtores e consumidores, visando melhorias ambientais e sociais (CANCLINI, 1999;SPAARGAREN, 2005 …”

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O público e a compreensão da informação nos rótulos de alimentos: o caso dos transgênicos

Furnival¹,

Pinheiro²

2009

RDBCI: Rev. Digit. Bibliotecon. Cienc. Inf.

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Resumo:A rotulagem constitui uma importante interface da informação técno-científica com o público em geral. Apresentam-se resultados de um estudo cujo objetivo foi o exame dos hábitos de leitura dos rótulos dos alimentos por parte dos consumidores, e a sua compreensão das informações neles contidas. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de grupos focais e a aplicação de um questionário. A pouca leitura de rótulos constatada aponta implicações relevantes no contexto da importância atribuída à rotulagem dos alimentos transgênicos. Palavras-chave:Rotulagem de alimentos; Compreensão publica da informação técno-científica; Alimentos transgênicos; Informação e consumo THE PUBLIC´S UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS: THE CASE OF GM Abstract:Labelling constitutes an important scientific-technical information interface with the general public. It is presented the results of a study aimed at examine the reading habits of food labels by consumers, and their understanding of the information contained in them. The research was carried out via focus groups and with the application of a questionnaire. The identified scarcity of reading labels points to relevant implications in the context of the importance attributed to the labeling of genetically modified food.

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“…First, press releases are a critical source of information for science journalists, but they are usually incomplete (McInerney et al 2004). Press releases from medical journals often omit key information, such as research funding, which makes the journalists' tasks more difficult (Woloshin & Schwartz 2002).…”

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Journalists and conflicts of interest in science: beliefs and practices

Cook¹,

Boyd²,

Großmann³

et al. 2009

Ethics. Sci. Environ. Polit.

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Amidst reports of science news omitting key information regarding financial ties in scientific research, the present study surveyed the practices of health and science journalists in the USA. We obtained opinions about financial ties and research funding in science and asked about any challenges to reporting this information. We conducted interviews with a targeted list of journalists who wrote newspaper stories on key topics during 2 recent years. The journalists were asked questions about the significance of financial ties in research, their methods for discovering financial ties, and any barriers to reporting financial ties. We found that 145 journalists wrote 1152 stories in 2 years, and we were able to interview 31 of them. Journalists understood the concerns of financial ties in science, but reporting them was not often a top priority. Journalists who reported on the top health and science stories of 2004 and 2005 had considerable awareness of the implications of potential conflicts of interest, but they applied divergent investigating and reporting practices attributable to various challenges. Constraints faced by journalists included time, space, difficulty finding objective sources, and editorial priorities. The generalizability of our conclusions is limited by the small number of journalists interviewed. Our experience reveals the challenges of surveying this small but important group.

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The Flow of Scientific Knowledge from Lab to the Lay Public

Cited by 88 publications

References 25 publications

Public Knowledge of Monarchs and Support for Butterfly Conservation

Public Knowledge of Monarchs and Support for Butterfly Conservation

O público e a compreensão da informação nos rótulos de alimentos: o caso dos transgênicos

Journalists and conflicts of interest in science: beliefs and practices

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