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In science communication, realistic avatars may foster more trustworthiness than cartoon-like ones (phys.org)
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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

science communication has bigger problems

[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"science is dead"
-ex-scientist #102742 trying to court the chuds.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

science != science communication, problems != dead

[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

To be clear I think we are in agreement. My quote was not aimed at you it was aimed at the "science communicators" that seem wierdly anti-science.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

got it, my bad sorry

[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

No need to apologize. It's hard to tell where comments are coming from without prior context. I should have clarified better.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Wait, so the findings are that fakes need to be better when targeting smarter people, essentially? Hunh. Funding well spent, doc.