Article ID: CBB001252487

Man-Made Black Holes and Big Bangs: Diffusion and Integration of Scientific Information into Everyday Thinking (2012)

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Drawing on Social Representations Theory, this study investigates focalisation and anchoring during the diffusion of information concerning the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the particle accelerator at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). We hypothesised that people focus on striking elements of the message, abandoning others, that the nature of the initial information affects diffusion of information, and that information is anchored in prior attitudes toward CERN and science. A serial reproduction experiment with two generations and four chains of reproduction diffusing controversial versus descriptive information about the LHC shows a reduction of information through generations, the persistence of terminology regarding the controversy and a decrease of other elements for participants exposed to polemical information. Concerning anchoring, positive attitudes toward CERN and science increase the use of expert terminology unrelated to the controversy. This research highlights the relevance of a social representational approach in the public understanding of science.

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Description On the diffusion of information concerning the Large Hadron Collider.


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Authors & Contributors
Lincoln, Don
Wittje, Roland
Wink, Rüdiger
Westfall, Catherine L.
Wellerstein, Alex
Tsesmelis, Emmanuel
Concepts
Physics
Particle accelerators
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Science and society
Communication of scientific ideas
Popularization
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
Places
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Europe
Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
Spain
Institutions
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (United States)
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
University of Chicago
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