Transcript - Communicating In a Crisis
Sep 17, 2020
Chemical spills, food scares, terrorist attacks and, of course, pandemics: How can we help manage and reduce the impact of these frightening events with good communication - even when evidence is scant and uncertainty predominates?
Joining David to share their experience from the frontlines are:
Transcript - Communicating Evidence in a Pandemic
Aug 19, 2020
The public appetite for scientific evidence during the pandemic has been voracious. But communicating it well is a fiendish balancing act. How can governments give clear advice while also acknowledging uncertainty? How can scientists debate complex evidence while supporting strong interventions? And how can the media...
Confronting Uncertainty with Tamsin Edwards - Transcript
May 21, 2020
For leading climate scientist Dr Tamsin Edwards, probabilities and possible futures are part of her everyday work. She joins David to explore uncertainty in different aspects of her life: as a statistician and mathematical modeller, as a communicator about possible climate futures, but also as a cancer patient faced...
Transcript - Coronavirus: Understanding the Numbers
Apr 2, 2020
The unfolding coronavirus pandemic is a story driven by numbers. But how reliable are the numbers we have? What can the data really tell us – and what are the major areas of uncertainty?
This is the transcript of a special episode of Risky Talk, recorded on 1st April. Michael Blastland and Professor David...
Transcript - Communicating About Climate Change
Mar 5, 2020
How can we communicate about climate change in the most engaging, informative and even persuasive ways? What are the different audiences we need to reach, and how can we craft effective communications for each of them?
Joining David to guide us through the psychology, politics and science of climate change communication...