This invited talk series explores themes that are of interest beyond academia and disciplinary boundaries, to respond to the increasing issues that scientific knowledge is facing in society.
We witness concerning societal changes in terms of climate change perceptions, misinformation, and public trust in science. How can we respond to these challenges? This series will invite world-leading scholars to speak on themes such as effective science communication and its characteristics, the dissemination of scientific news to the public and its effects on science trustworthiness, as well as mis- and disinformation about scientific knowledge, and what can be done to prevent it.
16 April 2027: Prof. Massimiano Bucchi, University of Trento
Presentation: Massimiano Bucchi, professor of Science and Technology in Society and Director of Master SCICOMM, University of Trento, has been visiting professor in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. He is the author of several books (published in more than 20 countries) and papers in journals such as Nature, Science and PLOS. Among his books in English: Science and the Media (Routledge, 1998); Science in Society (Routledge, 2004); Beyond Technocracy (Springer, 2009); Newton’s Chicken (World Scientific, 2020); Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology (3rd ed. 2021, ed. with B. Trench, Routledge). From 2016 to 2019 he was editor-in-chief of the international journal Public Understanding of Science. His most recente books are: Science Communication – The Basics(with B. Trench, Routledge) and Geniuses, Heroes and Saints: The Nobel Prize and the Public Image of Science (MIT Press) (Place and time to be updated)