🧵 Charlotte Dries, a Ph.D. student at @UniPotsdam, conducted a study exploring how communicating scientific uncertainty affects public trust in health authorities.
🔗: undark.org/2024/05/10/int…
🔗: undark.org/2024/05/10/int…
@unipotsdam The study found that explaining uncertainty in scientific findings doesn't erode trust; instead, it buffers against a loss of trust when evidence changes.
@unipotsdam Dries emphasizes the importance of being trustworthy rather than just maintaining trust. "The aim shouldn't be to maintain trust in science, but rather to be trustworthy," she says.
@unipotsdam The findings highlight the value of transparency from public health authorities, particularly during rapidly evolving situations like a pandemic.
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