Papers by Joachim Allgaier
CRC Press eBooks, Aug 22, 2023
Science Communication, Sep 7, 2012
Music videos are about many topics, and some are about science and technology. In this commentary... more Music videos are about many topics, and some are about science and technology. In this commentary, the author explores what kinds of music videos about science are available and how they could be categorized. It is argued that music videos could be helpful tools for science communication and science education. However, people who reject scientific information and results are also using music videos to publicize their views. Research on the subject is still very sparse. The science communication community needs a better understanding of the practices of online video sharing and the effects of music videos about science. Keywords mass media, media advocacy, media effects on youth, culture and science Today's popular culture is saturated with science and technology. Citizens
arXiv (Cornell University), Feb 8, 2016
Online video-sharing sites such as YouTube are very popular and also used by a lot of people to o... more Online video-sharing sites such as YouTube are very popular and also used by a lot of people to obtain knowledge and information, also on science, health and technology. Technically they could be valuable tools for the public communication of science and technology, but the users of YouTube are also confronted with conspiracy theories and erroneous and misleading information that deviates from scientific consensus views. This contribution details the results of a study that investigates what kind of information users find when they are searching for climate science and climate manipulation topics on YouTube and whether this information corresponds with or challenges scientific consensus views. An innovative methodological approach using the anonymization network Tor is introduced for drawing randomized samples of YouTube videos. This approach was used to select and examine a sample of 140 YouTube videos on climate topics.
Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin, May 1, 2024
TikTok – Memefication und Performance. Interdisziplinäre Zugänge.
Food and nutrition are popular topics in social media platforms of all kinds. So far, academic re... more Food and nutrition are popular topics in social media platforms of all kinds. So far, academic research on the topic of digital nutrition communication is still rather in its infancy, but the high social relevance of the topic is undisputed. On the one hand, social media platforms such as TikTok could have a positive influence on knowledge and behavior on the topic of nutrition. On the other hand, it is often criticized that nutrition communication in social media is sometimes deficient and could, for example, lead to harmful dietary changes. This contribution is based on a student-run project and concerned with explorative research on the topic how food and nutrition issues are communicated on TikTok, which actors are of importance, and what opportunities and risks the use of this particular platform might open up for digital nutrition education and communication.
Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin, May 1, 2023
Environmental Communication
Science Communication, 2016
How do neuroscientists “make sense” of public visibility in the context of their scientific work?... more How do neuroscientists “make sense” of public visibility in the context of their scientific work? Hierarchical cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling analyses of 24 in-depth interviews with U.S. neuroscientists produced word groups and concept maps related to possible “medialization” processes. Findings suggest that scientists are factoring new communication channels into their public visibility calculus, although one legacy medium, The New York Times, remains the holy grail of medialization.
Star Trek has been popular not only with various international audiences; in fact, it has become ... more Star Trek has been popular not only with various international audiences; in fact, it has become a sort of icon of popular culture. Its imagery, style and ideas have inspired and motivated many scientists, researchers and inventors. There have been numerous interesting and fruitful interactions between the real world of science and research and Star Trek’s fictional world. This contribution investigates how various researchers, scientists and research institutions have referred to Star Trek in their work and how ideas and particular aspects and technologies of the Star Trek universe have been used in public science communication. Star Trek technology was also used as reference point to ignite innovation. For instance, in early 2017, the Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize competition awarded more than $10 million in prizes to teams that attempted to make real-world, non-invasive, diagnostic devices inspired by the Star Trek tricorder. The chapter also explains how NASA teamed up with some of ...
In this Research Topic we are interested in the impact of online video-sharing on the public comm... more In this Research Topic we are interested in the impact of online video-sharing on the public communication of science and the environment, but also on intra-scientific communication and practice. The online video format has great potential for science and environmental communication, but there are also potential problems and pitfalls that need to be reflected. We are interested in the role of online video-sharing platforms, such as YouTube, Vimeo and others, for the public communication of science and research. Production We are looking for various perspectives on the production of online videos, i.e. who creates and uploads videos with scientific and environmental contents and what are the intentions and purposes of these videos? What are the differences and similarities between professional, amateur, institutional and other actors who produce online videos? How do the different creators of videos about science and the environment legitimize themselves and what audiences do they want to reach and for what reasons? What are the differences in practices and intentions of journalists, YouTubers, scientists, scientific institutions and others when it comes to online video-sharing? Content Which scientific and environmental topics and what kinds of research and knowledge are represented in publicly available online videos and which are not? Are there certain scientific disciplines that use online videos for public and/ or intra-scientific communication more often than others? What kind of video formats, genres, videographic styles etc. are most successful, widespread and adequate for science and environmental communication? How can the quality of scientific online videos be assessed? What role do misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories play in online videos about scientific and environmental topics and what could be done to successfully counteract erroneous and problematic video content? Can differences concerning topics, frames or aesthetic aspects be found and analyzed, and if so how? What are the differences between the online videos of professional, amateur, institutional and other user/ producer cultures? Are there differences in the online videos from diverse geographical locations, languages and disciplinary communities? Audiences, reception and communities How are online videos on science and the environment perceived by various audiences? Do scientists and researchers also make use of the online-video format, and if so, how and why? How do different audiences make sense of the online videos they are watching and how do they affect perceptions, knowledge and attitudes? How do different users seek and find online videos about science and the environment and how do they assess the credibility of the videos? What communities emerge around specific video channels featuring science and environmental online videos and how do various audiences/ communities and video creators interact? What is the role of specific online video-sharing platforms for the dissemination, recommendation and practices of environmental and science communication via online video? Methodological innovations What quantitative, qualitative, computational and other methods could be used to study scientific and environmental online-videos and practices of online video-sharing? Practical perspectives We are also interested in perspectives of online video practitioners or researchers and others who experimented with online videos for science and environmental communication. We also welcome case studies and the experiences of science YouTubers and experience reports of exchanges with scientists, scientific institutions, journalists, filmmakers and others who use online videos for environmental and science communication. Keywords: Science Communication, Environmental Communication, Online Video, Video Platforms, YouTube, Vimeo, Public Understanding of Science, Science of Science Communication, Social Sciences, Media, Communications, Interdisciplinarity Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Vom Umgang mit Fake News, Lüge und Verschwörung, 2022
The online video-sharing website YouTube has been a phenomenal success and growing rapidly since ... more The online video-sharing website YouTube has been a phenomenal success and growing rapidly since its launch in 2005. YouTube today is one of the most popular internet sites and also the second most popular search engine used after Google in many countries (Welbourne and Grant, 2015). According to the self-description of YouTube it has over a billion users, almost one-third of all people on the Internet (YouTube, 2016). The research presented in this contribution is particularly interested in the role of online video-sharing platforms, such as YouTube, for the public communication of science and technology. Many citizens do use YouTube as a source of information about issues concerning science, technology and medicine (Allgaier, 2016). Research has shown that high reading levels are required to comprehend web-based textual information on science, technology and medicine (e.g. Berland et al. 2001), and that might be a reason why many people prefer to use and watch YouTube videos in or...
Public Understanding of Science, 2014
Before moving to Milton Keynes in 2003, the author looked at the Milton Keynes council website an... more Before moving to Milton Keynes in 2003, the author looked at the Milton Keynes council website and was impressed by the information about the ease of cycling in the borough. When he arrived in Milton Keynes, he got a shock. He sent the following text and images to Milton Keynes Council and, other than an e-mail autoresponse, heard nothing for a few weeks. Then he was contacted by the Editor of a Milton Keynes promotional website requesting permission to put some of the text and the images on the web. Some of it appeared on http://www.mkweb.co.uk/transportmk/ but it was rewritten… particularly the Editor of MKWeb praised National Express, something he wouldn't have done were he a regular passenger. Following complaints from the author, the Editor of MKWeb removed it from the website. However, the rewrite can be found here: http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:fB4j2QSOmnEJ:w ww.mkweb.co.uk/transportmk/home.asp%3Fr%3D626 0+%22go+extreme%22+www.mkweb.co.uk&hl=en&lr= lang_en&ie=UTF-8 An analysis of the regulation & transportation of hazardous waste in the United States of America Vereda Johnson King & Basil Coley This research analyses current practices and trends related to the transportation of hazardous waste materials with special emphasis on the Department of Transportation's guidelines for transporting contaminants. Several major problems associated with hazardous waste are addressed including the following: tracking and documenting of the movement, notification requirements of imports and exports, labelling and placement of safety markers, initial and recurrent records of employee training for handling contaminants, compliance and violations. Additionally, this study will analyse the impact of the regulations and guidelines for the transport of hazardous materials using the 2001 Penalty Action Report from the Department of Transportation (OHMS, 2002). Keywords transportation safety violations, hazardous waste management, transporting environmental waste, USA, business regulation Urban road infrastructure policies in Africa: the importance of mainstreaming pedestrian infrastructure and traffic calming facilities Marius de Langen The scale and orientation of urban road infrastructure works that are implemented in Africa usually depend strongly on the financial position of the local and national government. The reality in most cities is that the available budget is small compared to the total volume of works that ought to be carried out and, since that has been the case for the last three decades, a huge backlog of essential infrastructure demands has built up. Given the scarcity of funds it is very understandable that the works that have been carried out have focused largely on increasing the capacity of the main arterial road networks for motor vehicle traffic. However, looking at the composition of urban travel demand in African cities, at mobility levels, at affordability of travel costs, and at the actual road infrastructure and traffic quality that has in general been achieved, the question must be asked: understandable, yes… but wise? The short answer to this question is: no. This paper discusses the importance of mainstreaming pedestrian infrastructure and traffic calming facilities as an immediate priority-precisely because of the enormous backlog in infrastructure supply and the low traffic performance quality that most currently adopted road infrastructure designs have led to.
Online video-sharing sites such as YouTube are very popular and also used by a lot of people to o... more Online video-sharing sites such as YouTube are very popular and also used by a lot of people to obtain knowledge and information, also on science, health and technology. Technically they could be valuable tools for the public communication of science and technology, but the users of YouTube are also confronted with conspiracy theories and erroneous and misleading information that deviates from scientific consensus views. This contribution details the results of a study that investigates what kind of information users find when they are searching for climate science and climate manipulation topics on YouTube and whether this information corresponds with or challenges scientific consensus views. An innovative methodological approach using the anonymization network Tor is introduced for drawing randomized samples of YouTube videos. This approach was used to select and examine a sample of 140 YouTube videos on climate topics.
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From the point of view of scientific institutions the problem with social online media is that virtually everybody can post content there. There are no gatekeepers and hence no quality control is taking place. Social media websites must also be understood as social communities where conspiracies, false and potentially harmful and inaccurate information on scientific topics can be disseminated. However, they can also be powerful tools for disseminating useful and correct scientific information and to engage and involve citizens with and in scientific research.
The research presented here is particularly interested in the role of online video-sharing platforms, such as YouTube, for the public communication of science. In many countries YouTube is the second most popular search engine after Google. Many citizens do use it as a source of information about issues concerning science, technology and medicine.
In the presentation results from an empirical pilot study on climate science and climate manipulation on YouTube will be presented. The results indicate that YouTube can be a very valuable tool for informing citizens about science for some key issues. However, users of YouTube are also confronted with conspiracy theories and erroneous and misleading information that strongly deviates from scientific consensus views. Hence, the public communication and discussion of science via YouTube offers new opportunities but also faces serious and difficult challenges that should be addressed by combining science communication and (social) media research.
Production
We are looking for various perspectives on the production of online videos, i.e. who creates and uploads videos with scientific and environmental contents and what are the intentions and purposes of these videos? What are the differences and similarities between professional, amateur, institutional and other actors who produce online videos? How do the different creators of videos about science and the environment legitimize themselves and what audiences do they want to reach and for what reasons? What are the differences in practices and intentions of journalists, YouTubers, scientists, scientific institutions and others when it comes to online video-sharing?
Content
Which scientific and environmental topics and what kinds of research and knowledge are represented in publicly available online videos and which are not? Are there certain scientific disciplines that use online videos for public and/ or intra-scientific communication more often than others? What kind of video formats, genres, videographic styles etc. are most successful, widespread and adequate for science and environmental communication? How can the quality of scientific online videos be assessed? What role do misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories play in online videos about scientific and environmental topics and what could be done to successfully counteract erroneous and problematic video content? Can differences concerning topics, frames or aesthetic aspects be found and analyzed, and if so how? What are the differences between the online videos of professional, amateur, institutional and other user/ producer cultures? Are there differences in the online videos from diverse geographical locations, languages and disciplinary communities?
Audiences, reception and communities
How are online videos on science and the environment perceived by various audiences? Do scientists and researchers also make use of the online-video format, and if so, how and why? How do different audiences make sense of the online videos they are watching and how do they affect perceptions, knowledge and attitudes? How do different users seek and find online videos about science and the environment and how do they assess the credibility of the videos? What communities emerge around specific video channels featuring science and environmental online videos and how do various audiences/ communities and video creators interact? What is the role of specific online video-sharing platforms for the dissemination, recommendation and practices of environmental and science communication via online video?
Methodological innovations
What quantitative, qualitative, computational and other methods could be used to study scientific and environmental online-videos and practices of online video-sharing?
Practical perspectives
We are also interested in perspectives of online video practitioners or researchers and others who experimented with online videos for science and environmental communication. We also welcome case studies and the experiences of science YouTubers and experience reports of exchanges with scientists, scientific institutions, journalists, filmmakers and others who use online videos for environmental and science communication.
Keywords: Science Communication, Environmental Communication, Online Video, Video Platforms, YouTube, Vimeo, Public Understanding of Science, Science of Science Communication, Social Sciences, Media, Communications, Interdisciplinarity
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
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