Erfurt Laboratory for Empirical Research, Faculty of Education, Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour, Seminar für Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Research

Grenzen der Evidenz – Wie kann gute Wissenschaftskommunikation Fehlschlüsse und Übergeneralisierungen verhindern? (Climate Connect)

Date
15. Mar 2024, 1.00 pm
Location
Online
Series
Climate Connect
Organizer
Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour
Speaker(s)
Professor Gerhard Reese (Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau) and Professor Tilmann Betsch (University of Erfurt)
Event type
Discussion/Forum
Event Language(s)
German
Audience
Public

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Discussion with Professor Gerhard Reese (Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau) and Professor Tilmann Betsch (University of Erfurt) in the Climate Connect series of the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB). The event will be moderated by Volker Stollorz (Managing Director Science Media Centre).

The event will take place online and will be broadcast live in teaching building 1 / room 118. However, you can also tune in via your respective devices.

 

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The event will be held in German. The topic of the discussion is: "The limits of evidence - How can good research communication prevent false conclusions and overgeneralisations?"

About the event

Scientific recommendations to society and policymakers should be based on the results of good and verifiable research (evidence). There is widespread agreement on this. For example, there is clear scientific evidence that climate change is man-made and that globules are ineffective. In other areas, such as human behaviour, this is often not the case. Scientists use different methods and deal with different causes of human behaviour. It is therefore not surprising that the findings are confusing and sometimes ambiguous. The significance of scientific recommendations therefore also depends on the decision as to which studies and findings are selected. How should evidence ideally be selected? What errors can occur in the process? How can it be ensured that the significance of certain factors for the application is not over- or underestimated? The current round of "Climate Connect" is dedicated to these questions and their significance for political decisions.

Speakers

  • Professor Dr Gerhard Reese | Environmental Psychology, Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau
    Main focus: Environmental and nature conservation psychology, globalisation and social identity, intergroup behaviour and social (in)justice
  • Professor Tilmann Betsch | Social, Organisational and Business Psychology, University of Erfurt
    Areas of focus: Judgement and decision-making, intuition, analytical thinking, development of decision-making skills in childhood.

Moderation

  • Volker Stollorz | Managing Director Science Media Centre
    Areas of focus: Research communication, science journalism.
Participation

The event will take place online and will be broadcast live in teaching building 1 / room 118. However, you can also join in via your respective devices.

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