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Science 'storytelling' urgently needed amid climate and biodiversity crisis
Science Daily ^ | April 2, 2025 | by University of Exeter

Posted on 04/05/2025 7:00:24 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Scientists primarily publish their work in academic journals, where writing is expected to be technical, objective and dispassionate -- making it unlikely to appeal to, or be easily understood by non-experts.

The researchers -- from the University of Exeter -- argue for science "translated into stories," with benefits both for science and wider society.

They suggest ways that scientists can tell powerful, passionate stories without compromising the objectivity of science.

"As environmental scientists ourselves, we feel frustration, a sense of loss, fear and sometimes helplessness at the lack of action to protect the planet," said Professor Karen Anderson, from the Environment and Sustainability Institute on Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall.

"But researchers are expected to be rational -- not emotional -- for fear of being seen as less objective and trustworthy.

"This prevents scientists from using their knowledge, passion and creative skills to fully communicate the work."

"Humans are inspired by stories. By telling better stories, scientists can help inspire meaningful action to protect ourselves by protecting our environment and the planet."

Professor Anderson concluded: "There is plenty of other academic work that advocates for scientific storytelling.

"The problem is that these other pieces don't demonstrate how this can be done.

"Our piece tries to showcase different ways that scientists can experiment with more creative communication methods.

"We understand that it might feel strange to do this, but we hope that other scientists are willing to give this a try.

"It's the start of a different type of experiment -- an experiment with stories."

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ecoterrorism; ecoterrorists; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; hoax; manbearpig; propaganda; socialism
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1 posted on 04/05/2025 7:00:24 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hollywood and Academia have been doing that job forever.


2 posted on 04/05/2025 7:01:44 AM PDT by marron
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everyone wants to hear the love stories about transgender mice scientists have dissected.

Lol.


3 posted on 04/05/2025 7:04:25 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Translation: Climate ag3ndists are losing the narrative, so they need bs artists to help deceive the public


4 posted on 04/05/2025 7:09:08 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What I learned from Science is that big bad wolves can huff and puff quite effectively, although this ability can by mitigated through advanced building techniques using bricks.


5 posted on 04/05/2025 7:10:49 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Lies dressed in enticing tales. That is what is ‘needed’.


6 posted on 04/05/2025 7:10:58 AM PDT by JCM
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To: cgbg

Well there is no “climate crises” no need to read beyond the headline.


7 posted on 04/05/2025 7:13:33 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
scientists can experiment with more creative communication methods

In other words, making stuff up.

8 posted on 04/05/2025 7:14:58 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They assume that we’re too stupid to read and understand a scientific journal.
We’re not.
Their contempt is showing, they are desperate.


9 posted on 04/05/2025 7:20:26 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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science "translated into stories,"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Hideous_Strength "Part of a series on Human enhancement"

("Tell me you've never read the book, without saying anything.")

10 posted on 04/05/2025 7:21:53 AM PDT by Lee N. Field ("And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise" Gal 3:29)
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Hire drag queens to read climate stories to the dummies.


11 posted on 04/05/2025 7:22:27 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (First covid case confirmed in America. 01/19/2021. Biden inaugurated 01/20/2021. Coinkydink?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A call for more scientific fibbing.


12 posted on 04/05/2025 7:22:47 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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Be sure the stories include hockey sticks - people like stories with hockey sticks. Plus there can be good money in stories with hockey sticks, if you have the right lawyers and are good at venue shopping. Just try not to make up any stories when you’re under oath..


13 posted on 04/05/2025 7:23:12 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The real crisis in biodiversity is being caused by environmentalists.
14 posted on 04/05/2025 7:23:47 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Randall Carlson and others tell the story of the long term climate and tell the story of ancient civilizations and their ups and downs due to natural climate change. Even in the not so distance past in Europe, the Spanish built Cathedrals in warm spells(times of abundance) and stopped during the mini ice age because they were too busy surviving.


15 posted on 04/05/2025 7:24:07 AM PDT by Pollard (Zone 6b)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is reason number 5,284 to ignore anything from “Science Daily.”


16 posted on 04/05/2025 7:24:21 AM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It is my observation that they have been “storytelling” about these things since the early Sixties.


17 posted on 04/05/2025 7:25:08 AM PDT by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

the best (and only) real story science has to offer is when the hypothesis has not been supported by experiments designed to disprove it, sharing all findings, results with an eager plea for others to disprove the idea. Over time, if enough smart, honest, apolitical research cannot find conclusive reasons to abandon the theory, it can generally be accepted with a caveat that future thinking and experiments may still overturn it someday.

That’s Science (capital “S” )

No Policy step in Scientific Method. Ever.


18 posted on 04/05/2025 7:27:02 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Storytelling of lies? The movie industry has been doing this for decades.


19 posted on 04/05/2025 7:32:11 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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Tell stories to get funding for “research” about how to tell stories to get more funding for “research,” so that “research” can tell more stories about money, money and money. Because “climate and biodversity crises.” Stories. Money. Politics.
20 posted on 04/05/2025 7:32:11 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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