The Mannheim Open Science Meetup is a grassroots initiative that brings together Mannheim-based academics from diverse backgrounds with a shared interest in transparent, reliable research. Scholars from all scientific disciplines are welcome to join our recurring meetings, both experts and Open Science novices.
Key Facts:
- What? Gaining trust in science: (How) should science communication get personal?
- Who? Dr. Marlene Altenmüller (LMU Munich)
- Where? Zoom: https://uni-mannheim.zoom.us/j/66767024754?pwd=d0EzcWd5QWtGb2VHYW1KeCsydmZ1dz09 (Meeting ID: 667 6702 4754; Passcode: 196038)
- Abstract: When communicating their science, researchers are often advised to appear “approachable” by sharing personal information to gain the public’s trust. However, disclosing personal details is a doubled-edged sword: It can have ambivalent effects on laypeople’s trust in science, can be used to up- and devalue researchers and their findings, but it can also buffer science rejection and increase trust. This meetup session will ask: What is the state of trust in science? How can sharing personal details in science communication affect this trust? And, how can personal information be used in a more deliberate way?