In this study, we tested whether preemptive “inoculation messages” can protect the beneficial effects of communicating...
Journal Articles Articles
Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence
Misinformation can undermine a well-functioning democracy. For example, public misconceptions about climate change can...
The Consumer as Climate Activist
Consumption of green products is growing rapidly in the United States. We assessed the extent to which this...
Mona Safarty, MD MPH, and Edward Maibach, MPH PhD, in Climate Change and Public Health
Climate change is causing, and will increasingly cause, a wide range of adverse health effects, including heat-related...
Simple Messages Help Set the Record Straight about Scientific Agreement on Human-Caused Climate Change: The Results of Two Experiments
Human-caused climate change is happening; nearly all climate scientists are convinced of this basic fact according to...
Views of The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Members on Climate Change and Health
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) assessed their members’ knowledge, attitudes, and...
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence
There is currently widespread public misunderstanding about the degree of scientific consensus on human-caused climate...
American Thoracic Society (ATS) Member Survey on Climate Change and Health
This article presents the results of a survey of the American Thoracic Society and the Center for Climate Change...
A Survey of African American Physicians on the Health Effects of Climate Change
The U.S. National Climate Assessment concluded that climate change is harming the health of many Americans and...
Evaluation of a National High School Entertainment-Education Program
Ever-increasing global warming has created a societal imperative to reach and engage youth, whose futures are at risk....
Weathercaster Views on Informal Climate Education: Similarities and Differences According to Climate Change Attitudes
Surveys have found that weathercaster views on climate change are diverse, with a large majority agreeing that climate...
Meteorologists’ Views about Global Warming: A Survey of the American Meteorological Society Professional Members
In a survey of AMS members, perceived scientific consensus was the strongest predictor of views on global warming,...
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