Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavor: A Manifesto and Examples for Implementation

Dawn Holford; Angelo Fasce; Katy Tapper; Miso Demko; Stephan Lewandowsky; Ulrike Hahn; Christoph M. Abels; Ahmed Al-Rawi; Sameer Alladin; T. Sonia Boender; Hendrik Bruns; Helen Fischer; Christian Gilde; Paul H.P. Hanel; Stefan M. Herzog; Astrid Kause; Sune Lehmann; Matthew S. Nurse; Caroline Orr; Niccolò Pescetelli; Maria Petrescu; Sunita Sah; Philipp Schmid; Miroslav Sirota; Marlene Wulf

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Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavor: A Manifesto and Examples for Implementation

Dawn Holford^*
, Angelo Fasce
, Katy Tapper
, Miso Demko
, Stephan Lewandowsky
, Ulrike Hahn
, Christoph M. Abels
, Ahmed Al-Rawi
, Sameer Alladin
, T. Sonia Boender
, Hendrik Bruns
, Helen Fischer
, Christian Gilde
, Paul H.P. Hanel
, Stefan M. Herzog
, Astrid Kause
, Sune Lehmann
, Matthew S. Nurse
, Caroline Orr
, Niccolò Pescetelli

Maria Petrescu, Sunita Sah, Philipp Schmid, Miroslav Sirota, Marlene Wulf

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Bristol
University of Coimbra
City, University of London
Carnegie Mellon University
University of London
University of Potsdam
Simon Fraser University
Robert Koch-Institut
European Commission
Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien
University of Montana
University of Essex
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Australian National University
University of Maryland, Baltimore
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Cornell University
University of Erfurt

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Abstract

Effective science communication is challenging when scientific messages are informed by a continually updating evidence base and must often compete against misinformation. We argue that we need a new program of science communication as collective intelligence—a collaborative approach, supported by technology. This would have four key advantages over the typical model where scientists communicate as individuals: scientific messages would be informed by (a) a wider base of aggregated knowledge, (b) contributions from a diverse scientific community, (c) participatory input from stakeholders, and (d) better responsiveness to ongoing changes in the state of knowledge.

Original language	English
Journal	Science Communication
Volume	45
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	39 –554
ISSN	1075-5470
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470231162634
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Collective intelligence
Epistemic diversity
Knowledge aggregation
Knowledge updating
Participatory input
Science communication

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Holford, D., Fasce, A., Tapper, K., Demko, M., Lewandowsky, S., Hahn, U., Abels, C. M., Al-Rawi, A., Alladin, S., Sonia Boender, T., Bruns, H., Fischer, H., Gilde, C., Hanel, P. H. P., Herzog, S. M., Kause, A., Lehmann, S., Nurse, M. S., Orr, C., ... Wulf, M. (2023). Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavor: A Manifesto and Examples for Implementation. Science Communication, 45(4), 39 –554. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470231162634

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