Topic: public communication

Jacinta Bowler examines the boundary between progress and hype in quantum computing, including commercial incentives, public communication and the effect of AI competition. Guests Tara Roberson, Stela Todorovic of PsiQuantum Australia, Gideon Lichfield and Warwick Bowen of the University of Queensland discuss how to assess breakthrough claims.

Jo Røislien discusses research on communicating expert information and lessons from public communication during the pandemic. Conversation in Norwegian.

The ‘Hunt the Sex Difference’ agenda has informed brain research for decades, if not centuries. This talk aims to demonstrate how a fixed belief in differences between ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains can narrow and even distort the research process. This can include the questions that are asked, the methodology selected and the analytical pipeline. It can also powerfully inform the interpretation of results and the ‘spin’ used in the public communication of such research.