Author: Lara Osin

  • Communicating Planetary Health Conference

    Communicating Planetary Health Conference

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    Lara Osin

    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…

  • 4th Science Communication Preconference

    4th Science Communication Preconference

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    Lara Osin

    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…

  • New Study: How Experiencing Harassment in Science Affects Public Perception

    New Study: How Experiencing Harassment in Science Affects Public Perception

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    Lara Osin

    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…

  • MSCL Colloquium: Davina Höll & Leonie N. Bossert

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    Lara Osin

    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…