John Kerr
@SciComGuy
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Science-Media-Psych Hybrid 🇳🇿 🇬🇧. Researching comms & comms-ing research @PHCCAotearoa @otago former post-doc @Cambridge_Uni. All views my own.
New Zealand
Joined February 2011
Scientists! Do not fear being balanced about risks and benefits and honest about uncertainties when communicating evidence. This doesn’t undermine trustworthiness (and may boost it for some audiences). -- Our new paper in @PNASNexus. (1/8)
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If you're looking for the best science reads in NZ, look no further. Some cracking reads.
We're thrilled to announce the eleven finalists for the 2025 Science Journalism Awards, covering solar storms, crafty kōura, dental dams, and more! Winners will be revealed on 18 June.
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RT @smcnz: Spotted a fantastic piece of science journalism in the past year? Nominate it for a golden tardigrade:.
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RT @fabiovelo: Does Lower Psychological Need Satisfaction Foster Conspiracy Belief? Longitudinal Effects Over 3 Years in New Zealand.paper….
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Several key New Zealand orgs focussed on monitoring.#misinformation closed this year. So I (and several more knowledgeable co-authors) wrote something about how we need to keep tabs on this sort of thing.
NZ’s lack of #misinformation monitoring leaves the country vulnerable to harmful false narratives and inaccurate information.
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RT @PHCCAotearoa: NZ’s lack of #misinformation monitoring leaves the country vulnerable to harmful false narratives and inaccurate informat….
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RT @colognav: 🚨 New preprint 🚨. Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍 . Yes, we find evidence of a significant….
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RT @fabiovelo: had an interesting chat with Parker McKenzie from @TheNewDailyAu .yesterday about US election #conspiracytheories. https://t….
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RT @Omid_Ghasemi21: 🚨 New preprint alert! We investigated the trust gap between climate scientists and general scientists across 68 countri….
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RT @fabiovelo: Lots of emotions receiving news of our forthcoming paper being accepted @SciPublic . The Effect of Scientific Conspiracy The….
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And listen to a great interview with lead author Alex on @RNZSunday .
According to a new study, 60 percent of Kiwis admitted to avoiding the news.
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Are you a news-avoider? 🚫📰📺📻🚫You're not alone. New study shows most Kiwis avoid the news at least some of the time. Was a pleasure to work on this research with @AmdBeattie and Richard Arnold.
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Can AI chatbots talk you out of a conspiracy theory? Had a cool chat with @NZMorningReport about new US research out today @OtagoWellington
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RT @ConversationEDU: A new study reveals just how digitally dependent most New Zealanders are now. Disconnecting requires conscious effort….
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RT @alex_freeman: Narratives – stories – can be very persuasive. But they can also help people take in information. So can you use them if….
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RT @CRSchneider3: Wonderful to see our review on the communication of statistics and evidence in times of crisis out. What does research te….
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While the media focus more on 'dramatic' causes of death (🌪️⚡️🔥🗡️. ), this doesn't appear to distort people's risk perceptions. Very interesting study! cc @alex_freeman @d_spiegel.
The widely cited study by Lichtenstein et al. (1978) concluded that people overestimate the frequency of dramatic causes of death (e.g., Tornado). A new article in @CognitionJourn finds that these results do not replicate (Open Access):.🧵1/5
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RT @MarkEvansACT: "We were reminded that an essential ingredient of any social research is for the data to be based on lived experience." @….
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