Author: Lara Osin
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Talk: “Response of fruit farmers to climate change: Implications for policymakers.”
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We are excited to welcome Paul Pechan for a guest talk titled: “Response of fruit farmers to climate change: Implications for policymakers.” When? Friday, May 23rd, 2 PMWhere? Akademiestraße 7, Munich, 6th floor, Room 609 The talk will draw on recent interdisciplinary research exploring the vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities of…
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New Publication: “The Anthropocene Working Group and the Global Debate Around a New Geological Epoch.“
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We are very pleased to draw your attention to a recent publication by Dr. Fabienne Will: “The Anthropocene Working Group and the Global Debate Around a New Geological Epoch.“ Dr. Fabienne Will is an environmental and science historian with a research focus on the Anthropocene and the history of wicked problems.…
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MSCL Colloquium: Dr. Sabrina Kirschke
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We are looking forward to our colloquium “Participation as a driver for solving complexenvironmental policy problems?” on March 11th at 13:00 (German time). Environmental problems such as biodiversity loss, water pollution, and climate change are often perceived as complex or “wicked” problems. This complexity makes it difficult to take political…
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Communicating Planetary Health Conference
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We are pleased to announce the joint annual conference of the Health Communication and Science Communication divisions of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), focusing on “Communicating Planetary Health.” The conference will take place from September 10 to 12, 2025, in Munich. Call for Papers Researchers are invited to submit anonymized…
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4th Science Communication Preconference
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We are excited to announce the 4th Science Communication Preconference, taking place on June 12, 2025, as part of the 75th Annual Conference of the ICA in Denver. We can proudly say that Bernhard Goodwin and Lars Günther from the MSCL are part of the organizing team! The preconference explores…
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New Study: How Experiencing Harassment in Science Affects Public Perception
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The harassment of scientists, particularly on social media, is a growing issue. But what impact does it have when the public witnesses such harassment? A new study by Jana Egelhofer, Christina Seeger, and Alice Binder examines this question. Their article, titled “The effects of witnessing harassment of scientists on public…
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MSCL Colloquium: Davina Höll & Leonie N. Bossert
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In their talk, Leonie N. Bossert and Davina Höll explored the links between human-induced anthropogenic changes to the planet and their consequences, with a focus on pandemics. Drawing on Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s concept of the planetary uncanny and Amitav Ghosh’s novel Gun Island, they argued for a planetary health humanities…