Is Social Media Influencing Our Opinions Or Exposing Them? We Discuss With Dominique Brossard
In this weeks episode, we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly impact social media and other modern communication methods are having on the way we form opinions. We’re joined by Dominique Brossard, an expert on media, science and policy, science and social media, public understanding of science, public attitudes toward controversial science. She sheds light on the impact of modern communication channels.
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Dominique’s university profile and contact information:https://experts.news.wisc.edu/experts/dominique-brossard
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