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Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a…
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?
I tend to think that comms advice for scientists is also comms advice for everyone. Here’s…
Guidelines on using a pie chart
This is a question that comes up from time to time regarding knowledge transfer in reports…
Journalism is a variety of public relations
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations…
Map of earthquake liquefaction risks around Victoria
My father recently sent me these amazing resources about various risks due to earthquake around Victoria.…
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
The look, and the social nature of knowledge
When I was growing up I was bad with context. Super bad. My young logic-oriented self…
The dominant press is a giant inertia machine
But here’s an old idea: what if dominant journalism, by and large and in the long…