Expertise comes with training, experience and accreditation. And expert consensus is the best guide modern democracies have for making decisions about complicated challenges.
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Guidelines for social well-being can help health care providers identify when someone is socially isolated and provide goals and standards for policymakers.
If you see a health claim that seems too good – or too bad – to be true, take a moment to step back and assess the evidence.
It’s easy to get caught up in the promise of quick health fixes, but they are generally too good to be true.
Researchers want real-world impact. Lawmakers want programs that work. The public wants to benefit from taxpayer-funded research. Building a bridge from academia to legislatures is key to all three.
To build trust with an audience, scientists must demonstrate that they are competent experts. But they must also come across as warm, caring and human.
How can the concept of ‘evidence-based practice’ be applied to individualised disability support?
New research shows the choices we make, and our perceptions of the world, are biased by our initial impressions.
Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it.
Cognitive shortcuts help you efficiently move through a complicated world. But they come with an unwelcome side effect: Facts aren’t necessarily enough to change your mind.
The scientific evidence supports the use of exercise rehabilitation, where you become an active participant in the treatment. Passive therapies like massage won’t help in the long run.
A survey of over a thousand scientists reveals that their goal when communicating about their work is to help the rest of us make evidence-based decisions that draw on scientific findings.
As the pandemic drags on, uncertainty and fears about health and safety mix with confusion and challenges tied to re-opening society. You need flexibility when picking your coping strategies.
Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its roots in what psychologists call ‘motivated reasoning.’
The internet has allowed pseudoscience to flourish. Artificial intelligence could help steer people away from the bad information.
In a health crisis, decisions about treatment and containment must be made quickly. It’s crucial those decisions be based on research evidence, but fast and easy access is not always available.
The new railway might destroy some wildlife habitats but what if it helps tackle climate change?
Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its roots in what psychologists call ‘motivated reasoning.’
With accessible software tools and workflows, machines can be left to do the laborious work so that people can focus on planning, thinking and doing.
Why isn’t the third sector telling us more about whether what it does, works?
Top contributors
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Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
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Senior researcher at the Africa Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg
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Professor: Evidence-Informed Decision-Making, University of Johannesburg
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PhD Candidate, Environmental Assessment & Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Lecturer and Head of the Prediction and Decision-Making Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Animal Organization Studies, University of York
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Research Fellow in Ecology & Evidence Synthesis, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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M.Sc. Environmental Management, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Management, University of York
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Senior Research Fellow, Africa Centre for Evidence and Stockholm Environment Institute, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Intervention, University of Birmingham