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Mike S. Schäfer

@mss7676.bsky.social

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Prof of Science Communication @ UZH | Head of Dept @ IKMZ | Director @ CHESS | PI @ Wissenschaftsbarometer Schweiz | Member @ Acatech

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Wisskomm.de @wisskomm.de · 7d

Während der Pandemie erlebte Deutschland Vertrauensschwankungen in Bezug auf Forschung.
In der Schweiz blieben die Werte stabiler. Das Schweizer Wissenschaftsbarometer zeigt, welche Faktoren dafür verantwortlich sind.
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/warum-das-wi... #Wisskomm @mss7676.bsky.social

Warum das Wissenschaftsbarometer ein Frühwarnsystem ist

Wie entwickelt sich das Vertrauen der Schweizer Bevölkerung in Wissenschaft und Forschung? Im Interview erläutert Mike Schäfer, warum es wichtig ist, die Bevölkerung regelmäßig zu ihren Einstellungen ...

www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de

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CCSCiencia @ccsciencia.bsky.social · 8d

@mss7676.bsky.social enseña #ComunicaciónCientífica en Zurich e investiga la actitud de la gente hacia la #ciencia
#IA
#cambioclimático
#mediosdigitales
@cern.bsky.social
@who.int

Vente a #CCSC25➡️ eventos.aecomunicacioncientifica.org/producto/ccs...

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PONENTES CCSC25 - AEC2

Mike Schäfer I’m a Full Professor of Science Communication at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ) of the University of Zurich. My work explores how science is communicated to the...

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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · 13d

How can we evaluate science communication in a way that is both meaningful and fair—and should evaluation even be standardised at all? Read our summary of the lunch talk to find out about unresolved tensions, emerging approaches & good practices.
🆕 wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/blog/standar...
#SciComm

Standards for the evaluation of science communication. International perspectives. Summary of the lunch talk available. portraits of seven speakers. Impact Unit, 25 Jahre WiD. Image of a person evaluating

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 17d

🤖 AI delegation fuels dishonesty

Across 13 studies with 8,000+ participants, people were more likely to cheat when tasks were delegated to AI. LLMs also complied with unethical prompts far more than humans.

🔗 www.mpg.de/25409477/091...

#SciComm #Ethics #AI #GenAI 🧪

Artificial Intelligence promotes dishonesty

When people delegated tasks to machine agents–whether voluntarily or in a forced manner–they were more likely to cheat

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Mike S. Schäfer @mss7676.bsky.social · 22d

Not really - there is a large (albeit shrinking) middle group.

The group of ppl who says they distrust science is rising, but still around 10%.

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Mike S. Schäfer @mss7676.bsky.social · 22d

Science Barometer Switzerland 2025 is out today! 🎉

Key findings:
• 60% of Swiss trust science
• 4 audience segments: Sciencephiles, Critically interested, Passive supporters, Skeptics
• Video platforms & AI tools outrank radio/podcasts among the young

More info: www.wissenschaftsbarometer.ch

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Richard Fletcher @richardfletcher.bsky.social · Nov 22

Just 5 days left to apply to join the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social research team!

Richard Fletcher @richardfletcher.bsky.social · Nov 13

Only a few weeks left to apply to join the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social research team.

Great opportunity for someone who has just finished (or about to finish) their PhD.

Join us!

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies

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Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social · Mar 1

New chapter: I'm excited to be back in Zurich as a postdoc in the Science Communication group at UZH with @mss7676.bsky.social and in the Weather and Climate Risks group @ethzurich.bsky.social with David Bresch while continuing collaborations with Naomi Oreskes & Alexander Kaurov at Harvard 🙌

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Mike S. Schäfer @mss7676.bsky.social · Apr 10

Upcoming Conference
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF A.I.
Zürich -- June 6-7, 2024 -- #AISCICOMM24

▶️Registration now open: ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm...

▶️Program & Book of Abstracts: ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm...

▶️Travel & Accommodation Info: ikmz.uzh.ch/en/aiscicomm...

See you in Zurich! 🙏

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · Feb 26

I have some exciting personal news to share:

On April 1st, I'll join @ikmz.bsky.social at University of Zurich for a professorship labelled Media Psychology and Methods!

I'm quite excited and very much looking forward to this new chapter and incredible opportunity!

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Richard Fletcher @richardfletcher.bsky.social · Nov 23

New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.

Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.

It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.

A thread:

The link between changing news use and trust: longitudinal analysis of 46 countries

Abstract . Changing levels of public trust in the news are of deep concern to both researchers and practitioners. We use data from 2015 to 2023 in 46 count

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · Jul 1

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Extreme weather event attribution predicts climate policy support across the world - Nature Climate Change

Literature produced inconsistent findings regarding the links between extreme weather events and climate policy support across regions, populations and events. This global study offers a holistic asse...

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ever wondered why scientists don't communicate more? 🤔 Finally got the real answer from @mss7676.bsky.social !

We covered:
✨ Why researchers hesitate
🎯 Reaching audiences
🔬 Building trust in science
🤖 AI in sci-comm

Had so much fun I nearly forgot our pub quiz! 😅

#scicomm #sciencepodcast

Bridging Science and Society — SciLux

Listen to full episode :

www.scilux.eu

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Rob Bellamy @drrobbellamy.bsky.social · Apr 30

Social media in climate change communication: State of the field, new developments and the emergence of generative AI by @mss7676.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · Apr 23

Die Aufzeichnung unseres Lunchtalks mit @mss7676.bsky.social ist jetzt auf unserem YouTube-Kanal verfügbar. Im Gespräch ging es u.a. darum, wie #KI wissenschaftliches Arbeiten verändert, was das für die #Wisskomm bedeutet und welche Kompetenzen wichtig für AI literacy sind:
youtu.be/w2R0PmmAA9c

"Was macht KI mit der Wissenschaftskommunikation?" mit Mike Schäfer

YouTube video by Wissenschaft im Dialog

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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · Apr 16

Die Zusammenfassung unseres Lunchtalks mit @mss7676.bsky.social ist jetzt online. Wir sprachen über den disruptiven Einfluss von #KI auf #Wisskomm, über AI literacy, praktische Anwendungsszenarien und über intelligente Kennzeichnung.
wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/blog/wie-sic...
#Wisskomm

Lunchtalk-Serie Der digitale Wandel der Wissenschaftskommunikation von Wissenschaft im Dialog. Thema: Was macht KI mit der Wissenschaftskommunikation? Mit Mike Schäfer. Zusammenfassung online. Foto von Mike Schäfer

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RHET AI Center @rhetai.bsky.social · Apr 15

Außerdem freuen wir uns, dass @mss7676.bsky.social, @annetteless.bsky.social, @snatale.bsky.social und @mayameme.bsky.social bereits zugesagt haben – und uns mit Impulsen und Vorträgen durch die Tagung leiten und Diskussionen anregen werden!

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Dr. Sabrina H. Kessler @shkessler.bsky.social · Apr 14

👀 "All eyez on AI: A roadmap for #ScienceCommunication research in the age of #ArtificialIntelligence #AI" 👀

📚 Literature review by @mss7676.bsky.social, @sophiavolk.bsky.social, D. Mahl & me

- reflects on current trends & research gaps + proposes a research agenda

👉 jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

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Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) @jscicom.bsky.social · Apr 14

How is AI reshaping #scicomm? A new special issue explores promises & pitfalls of gen AI, and its transformative impact on how science-related info is created & consumed. Image generated with OpenAI’s DALL·E based on article abstracts in the style of different art eras. jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

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Philip Sinner @philipsinner.bsky.social · Apr 11

New Term - new ComAI Lecture hosted by @zemki.bsky.social & @unibremen.bsky.social
Looking forward to welcome @mss7676.bsky.social and listen to his talk on „Science Communication and Artificial Intelligence: How AI is Changing Public Communication about Science“
📍Bremen Press-Club
Tue 15.04. 18:30

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RHET AI Center @rhetai.bsky.social · Apr 2

🚀 Besuch aus Zürich am RHET AI Center!
Im März haben uns @mss7676.bsky.social, Daniela Mahl und @sophiavolk.bsky.social vom IKMZ der UZH Zürich besucht. Beim Workshop rund um #Wisskomm und KI ging es um AI Literacy, Machtstrukturen uvm.

📢 Hier geht's zum Nachbericht: rhet.ai/2025/04/02/n...

Auf dem Bild ist eine Gruppe von ca. 15 Personen zu sehen, die direkt in die Kamera sehen und lächeln. Im Hintergrund ist die Stadt Tübingen zu sehen.

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Mike S. Schäfer @mss7676.bsky.social · Apr 1

📢 Looking for #postdoc researcher on #sciencecommunication

➡️ researching communicators and/or effects
➡️ quantitative methods, e.g. surveys or experiments
➡️ 3-year position, can likely be extended
➡️ Deadline & more: see below

It this appeals to you - do apply!
If not: Pls pass it on! 🙏

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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · Apr 1

Wir sprechen mit Mike Schäfer @mss7676.bsky.social über den Einsatz von #KI in der #Wisskomm. Es geht um die Fragen, wie KI Kommunikationsprozesse verändert, wie der Einsatz gut in den Arbeitsalltag integriert werden kann und wer für die Governance verantwortlich ist.
ℹ️🎫 eveeno.com/wid-lunchtal...

Lunchtalk-Serie Der digitale Wandel der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Was macht KI mit der Wissenschaftskommunikation? Mit Mike Schäfer, 8. April, 12 Uhr. Jetzt anmelden!

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · Mar 31

How does #Disinformation affect public trust in science? Can healthy scepticism be good? A debate with Sonia Seneviratne, Mike S. Schäfer and former Swiss Chancellor Walter Thurnherr. Welcome to our first contribution of our focus week on trust.

Article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

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Florian Wintterlin @wintterlin.bsky.social · Mar 25

🔍 Who are the users of alternative scientific media? 🔍
New study published in Science Communication. Lead by the wonderful Lena Zils, and together with @juliametag.bsky.social, @nielsmede.bsky.social and @mss7676.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1075...

Literate and Critical? Characterizing Users of Alternative Scientific Media - Lena Zils, Florian Wintterlin, Julia Metag, Niels G. Mede, Mike S. Schäfer, 2025

Science is of crucial importance in contemporary societies. Concurrently, legacy news media outlets are losing their position as the main fora for discussing an...

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Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social · Mar 25

Social media in climate change communication: State of the field, new developments and the emergence of generative AI

New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @mss7676.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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RHET AI Center @rhetai.bsky.social · Mar 4

Wir haben Besuch!

Heute waren @mss7676.bsky.social, Daniela Mahl und @sophiavolk.bsky.social vom IKMZ von der Uni Zürich beim RHET AI Center zu Gast. Gemeinsam haben wir uns in einem Workshop unsere Forschungsansätze vorgestellt und Ideen ausgetauscht zu #Wisskomm, Zielgruppen, #AIliteracy und mehr

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Mike S. Schäfer @mss7676.bsky.social · Feb 26

Veeeeeeery much looking forward to having you, dear @tobiasdienlin.com! 🙏🥳

Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · Feb 26

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Grist @grist.org · Feb 12

Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers.

Utilities nationwide are falling back on fossil fuels to meet huge energy demand.

Written by @ejreports.bsky.social .

grist.org/energy/georg...

#Georgia #Coal #Energy #Climate #Data

Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers.

Georgia was going to retire its coal plants, but then the data centers arrived. AI is pushing energy providers back to fossil fuels.

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Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · Feb 12

We present: A new instrument to measure people’s science literacy. #OpenAccess in #ScienceCommunication: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 📢
It’s a 14-item #survey scale in English, German, French and Italian covering three key dimensions of science literacy: civic, media and cognitive literacy 💡

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