How Scientists and the Public Think About AI and What That Means for Science Communication
Science Communication and Public Engagement Seminar: "How Scientists and the Public Think About AI and What That Means for Science Communication "
Speaker: Todd Newman, Associate Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Seminar Description: This talk will present research on how lay audiences and scientific experts who work on AI perceive the implications of the technology, and how we as the scientific community can think strategically about how we communicate and engage with various audiences on the topic of AI and other emerging technologies.
Bio: Todd P. Newman is an associate professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and affiliate of the Morgridge Institute for Research. Newman’s research broadly focuses on public opinion dynamics related to science and emerging technologies. He has worked on a number of collaborative projects within this context funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Kavli Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Rita Allen Foundation, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Newman is co-author of Science Communication for Scientists: Linking Strategy with Creativity, Practice, and Respect (Routledge, 2025). Prior to joining UW-Madison, he was a research associate at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.
Sponsored by the College of Sciences
