- Science AMA Series: I’m Dietram Scheufele, a Professor of Science Communication at the U of Wisconsin-Madison. I study how social media and public opinion affect perceptions of controversial topics in science and technology. My work led ‘Popular Science’ to permanently disable reader comments. AMA! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12009/abstract 99 comments science
- A study in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication suggests that rude comments on articles can even change the way we interpret the news. Rudeness works in discrediting research in the eyes of those not expert. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12009/full 17 comments science