Podcasts about cultural cognition project

In this episode, our guest is Dan Kahan about his research into how people consume and interpret science news. In an era of fake news, motivated reasoning, and alternative facts, important questions need to be asked about how people understand new information. Dan is a member of the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale University, a group of scholars interested in studying how cultural values shape public risk perceptions and related policy beliefs. In a paper titled Cultural cognition of scientific consensus, Dan and co-authors Hank Jenkins‐Smith and Donald Braman discuss the "cultural cognition of risk" and establish experimentally that individuals tend to update their beliefs about scientific information through a context of their pre-existing cultural beliefs. In this way, topics such as climate change, nuclear power, and conceal-carry handgun permits often result in people. The findings of this and other studies tell us that on topics such as these, even when people are given proper information about a scientific consensus, individuals still interpret those results through the lens of their pre-existing cultural beliefs. The ‘cultural cognition of risk’ refers to the tendency of individuals to form risk perceptions that are congenial to their values. The study presents both correlational and experimental evidence confirming that cultural cognition shapes individuals’ beliefs about the existence of scientific consensus, and the process by which they form such beliefs, relating to climate change, the disposal of nuclear wastes, and the effect of permitting concealed possession of handguns. The implications of this dynamic for science communication and public policy‐making are discussed.

On Season 2, Episode 10 of Hyperlink Radio, it's Part 2 of The Seventh Generation—our two-part special on climate change. Host David Grabowski walks us through the underlying issues of the climate change crisis which he asserts isn't climate change itself, but the political stalemate that's blocking nationwide action. To get to the bottom of things, David is joined by Dan Kahan—the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law & Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School and head of the Cultural Cognition Project. Much of Dan's research has focused on the political polarization around climate change and getting to the root of why it exists. The answers will probably surprise you. David also chats with Valerie Bane—she's the Chapter Leader for the Sacramento Chapter of Citizen's Climate Lobby, a nonpartisan group that advocates for political climate change action through a measure called Carbon Fee and Dividend. Valerie explains what that is and why it might be the best bipartisan political measure for lowering emissions in America. The movement to fight climate change may be the most important period in human history, David summarizes. If you're a concerned citizen, this is the episode for you! (Don't miss out on Part 1 if you haven't heard it yet.)

This week we're talking about science and evidence in the political process. We'll talk to Dan Kahan, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School, about the Cultural Cognition Project, which studies group values and perceptions of risk in science communication. We'll speak to Shane Trimmer, Executive Director of Franklin's List, about their work to elect pro-science candidates. And biologist Katie Gibbs returns with an update on Evidence for Democracy, which advocates for the transparent use of evidence in Canadian government policy.

Our guest, Dave Hoffman, writes about everything and helped to found one of the premier legal blogs, Concurring Opinions. We talk about the role of legal blogs in the public sphere and for the academy. And speaking of writing, what’s wrong with legal scholarship? What should we be doing, and how can the forms of writing, the fora for writing, and the expectations for scholars help or hinder that? Also, too, the return to the show of speed trap law and whether Joe satisfies the basic norms of civility. This show’s links: David Hoffman’s bio (http://www.law.temple.edu/pages/faculty/n_faculty_hoffman_main.aspx) and writing (http://www.law.temple.edu/pages/Faculty/N_Faculty_Hoffman_publications.aspx) Concurring Opinions (http://www.concurringopinions.com) Prawfsblawg (http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com) Cultural Cognition Project (http://www.culturalcognition.net) Dave Hoffman, The Death of Fact-finding and the Birth of Truth (http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/04/the_death_of_fa.html) Duncan Black (Atrios) on law profs here (https://twitter.com/Atrios/status/446821134949154816), here (https://twitter.com/Atrios/status/446821301580488704), and here (https://twitter.com/Atrios/status/446822582764204032) Matt Bodie for Prawfsblawg, The “Research Canons” Project (http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2006/09/announcing_the_.html) David Freeman Engstrom, The 'Twiqbal' Puzzle and Empirical Study of Civil Procedure (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2290845) About SSRN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Science_Research_Network), the Social Science Research Network About B.E. Press (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Electronic_Press), the Berkeley Electronic Press ResearchGate (http://www.researchgate.net/aboutus.AboutUs.html) The Murder of Kitty Genovese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese) The Montana Speed Non-Limit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_the_United_States#Reasonable_and_prudent) Special Guest: David Hoffman.