Date & time: 15 December 2015, 1:15pm – 3:30pm
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Room: Sierra I
Science does not speak for itself – it requires translation for the public to understand its implications – and yet, it remains important for scientists to contribute to public dialogue on anthropogenic climate change. This session will explore effective ways to frame climate science for non-scientists, recommending tested analogies that lend themselves to explaining extreme weather events, ocean acidification, and more. Co-led by a social scientist from the FrameWorks Institute and an oceanographer from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, this session highlights recent communications studies grounded in the social sciences. Examples of successful public engagement in science will be drawn from the National Network for Ocean and Climate Interpretation, a partnership between ocean scientists, social scientists, and informal science educators supported by the National Science Foundation.
