Communicating scientific uncertainties: Effects of message and audience characteristics in the context of microplastic health risks
Public Understanding of Science
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
Public Understanding of Science, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 470-489, May 2026.
Communicating uncertainties is central to science communication, yet evidence on its effects is inconclusive. In an online experiment with a quasi-representative sample in Austria (N= 1126), we investigated the effects ofmessage(uncertainty type) and...
Communicating uncertainties is central to science communication, yet evidence on its effects is inconclusive. In an online experiment with a quasi-representative sample in Austria (N= 1126), we investigated the effects ofmessage(uncertainty type) and...