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Should we express gratitude in human-AI interaction: The online public's moral stance toward artificial intelligence assistants in China. 我们是否应该在人机交互中表达感激之情：中国网络公众对人工智能助手的道德立场。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1177/09636625251314337

Yuqi Zhu, Jianxun Chu

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Narratives of hope and concern? Examining the impact of climate scientists' communication on credibility and engagement. 希望和关注的叙述？研究气候科学家的沟通对可信度和参与度的影响。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1177/09636625251314159

Christel W van Eck, Toni G L A van der Meer

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Endorsement of scientific norms among non-scientists: The role of science news consumption, political ideology, and science field. 非科学家对科学规范的认可：科学新闻消费、政治意识形态和科学领域的作用。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1177/09636625251315882

Markus Schug, Helena Bilandzic, Susanne Kinnebrock

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Science capital: Results from a Finnish population survey. 科学之都：芬兰人口调查的结果。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241310756

Johanna K Kaakinen, Sari Havu-Nuutinen, Tuomo Häikiö, Hanna Julku, Teija Koskela, Mirjamaija Mikkilä-Erdmann, Milla Pihlajamäki, Daria Pritup, Kirsi Pulkkinen, Katri Saarikivi, Jaana Simola, Valtteri Wikström

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Balancing relevance and rigor: Analyzing a quarter century of issue-case selection in science communication research. 平衡相关性和严谨性：分析科学传播研究中四分之一世纪的问题-案例选择。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1177/09636625251330197

Michael A Xenos, Sedona Chinn, Hannah Monroe

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Contested science communication: Representations of scientists and their science in newspaper articles and the associated comment sections. 有争议的科学传播：科学家及其科学在报纸文章和相关评论部分的表现。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1177/09636625251325453

Katrine K Donois, Lewis Goodings, Mick Finlay, Nicola Gibson

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'It benefits every moment': Understandings of and engagements in science-related practices in everyday life. “每时每刻都受益”：对日常生活中与科学相关的实践的理解和参与。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241309055

Kaisa Torkkeli, Milla Karvonen, Daria Pritup, Johanna Enqvist

{"title":"'It benefits every moment': Understandings of and engagements in science-related practices in everyday life.","authors":"Kaisa Torkkeli, Milla Karvonen, Daria Pritup, Johanna Enqvist","doi":"10.1177/09636625241309055","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09636625241309055","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing from science capital research and applying current practice theory, this study sheds light on people's perceptions of science and science-related practices in their everyday lives. The study develops a practice theoretical approach to examine understandings and engagements embedded in socially shared everyday science-related practices. The analysis of 51 interviews with Finnish people aged 20 to 88 with varied educational and socio-economic backgrounds brings participants' voices into a discussion. The findings suggest that science is understood as a generally valuable all-compassing phenomenon offering a means to explain the world and address complex issues. Participants commonly reported engaging with science in their professional lives, regardless of their educational background or employment status. However, most interviewees implied a lack of confidence to engage in science due to the perceived norms of institutionalised science. This study reveals the need for more critical reflection on the approaches of science-promoting practitioners to advance science engagement.","PeriodicalId":48094,"journal":{"name":"Public Understanding of Science","volume":" ","pages":"791-809"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12274555/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When AI sees hotter: Overestimation bias in large language model climate assessments. 当人工智能看到更热：大型语言模型气候评估中的高估偏差。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-07-13 DOI: 10.1177/09636625251351575

Tenzin Tamang, Ruilin Zheng

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When the future of science journalism looked bright: The first Ibero-American Congress of Science Journalism (Venezuela, 1974) and its role in strengthening the profession. 当科学新闻的未来看起来光明时：第一届伊比利亚-美洲科学新闻大会（委内瑞拉，1974年）及其在加强这一职业方面的作用。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241300392

Luisa Massarani, Danilo Magalhães

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Sociotechnical imaginaries of gene editing in food and agriculture: A comparative content analysis of mass media in the United States, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, and Canada. 基因编辑在食品和农业中的社会技术想象：对美国、新西兰、日本、荷兰和加拿大大众媒体内容的比较分析。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241287392

Ashmita Das, Diana Cordoba, Silje Kristiansen, Sara Velardi, Anke Wonneberger, Tomiko Yamaguchi, Theresa Selfa

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