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since 01/23: Senior Research and Teaching Associate at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich
04/25-11/25: DDC × TrygFonden Fellow at the Digital Democracy Centre (DDC), University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
06/24-08/24: Visiting Research Fellow at the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
05/23-08/23: Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford
07/22-12/22: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich
10/18-06/22: Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich
06/13-12/21: Several (freelance) jobs in market research, media development research, and academic research (including GfK, Media in Cooperation and Transition, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
03/22-05/22: Visiting Scholar at the Department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin—Madison
2016-2018: M.A. in “Communication Science”, University of Münster, Germany
2012-2016: B.A. in “Media Management”, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany
1. Mede, N. G. (2022). Science-related populism: Conceptualization, empirical investigation, and implications for science communication [Cumulative dissertation]. University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-219776
22. Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., Abdul Aziz, N. I., Abdulsalam, S., Abu Shamsi, N., Aczel, B., Adinugroho, I., Alabrese, E., Aldoh, A., Alfano, M., . . . Zwaan, R. A. (accepted). Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour. Preprint available at: https://osf.io/6ay7s
21. Schäfer, M. S., Kremer, B., Mede, N. G., & Fischer, L. (accepted). Trust in science, trust in ChatGPT? How Germans think about Generative AI as a source in science communication. JCOM – Journal of Science Communication.
20. Mede, N. G.*, Cologna, V.*, Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., Abdul Aziz, N. I., Abdulsalam, S., Abu Shamsi, N., Aczel, B., Adinugroho, I., Alabrese, E., Aldoh, A., Alfano, M., . . . Zwaan, R. A. (accepted). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset. Scientific Data. Preprint available at: https://osf.io/jktsy. *Authors contributed equally
19. Cologna, V., Kotcher, J., Mede, N. G., Besley, J., Maibach, E. W., & Oreskes, N. (2024). Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A narrative review. PloS Climate, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000400
18. Bulian, J., Schäfer, M. S., Amini, A., Lam, H., Ciaramita, M., Gaiarin, B., Huebscher, M. C., Buck, C., Mede, N. G., Leippold, M., & Strauss, N. (2024). Assessing large language models on climate information. Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Machine Learning, Vienna, Austria, PMLR 235. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2310.02932
17. Mede, N. G., & Schroeder, R. (2024). The “Greta Effect” on social media: A systematic review of research on Thunberg’s impact on digital climate change communication. Environmental Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2314028
16. Mede, N. G., Rauchfleisch, A., Metag, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2024). The interplay of knowledge overestimation, social media use, and populist ideas: Cross-sectional and experimental evidence from Germany and Taiwan. Communication Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502241230203
15. Mede, N. G. (2023). Science-related populism: Conceptualization, empirical investigation, and implications for science communication (dissertation summary). Studies in Communication Sciences, 23(3), 383–390. https://doi.org/10.24434/j.scoms.2023.03.4403
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13. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., & Metag, J. (2023). Cognitio populi – Vox populi: Implications of science-related populism for communication behaviour. Communications. Advance online publication. Link: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/commun-2022-0059/html
12. Eberl, J.-M., Huber, R. A., Mede, N. G., & Greussing, E. (2023). Populist attitudes towards politics and science: How do they differ? Political Research Exchange, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2022.2159847
11. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., & Klinger, K. (2022). Who supports science-related populism? A nationally representative survey on the prevalence and explanatory factors of populist attitudes toward science in Switzerland. PLoS One, 17(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271204
10. Mede, N. G. (2022). Science communication in the face of skepticism, populism, and ignorance: What Don’t Look Up tells us about science denial — and what it doesn’t. Journal of Science Communication, 21(5), C05. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21050305
9. Bromme, R., Mede, N. G., Thomm, E., Kremer, B., & Ziegler, R. (2022). An anchor in troubled times: Trust in science before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. PloS One, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262823
8. Mede, N. G. (2022). Legacy media as inhibitors and drivers of public reservations against science: Global survey evidence on the link between media use and anti-science attitudes. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01058-y
7. Klinger, K., Metag, J., Schäfer, M. S., Füchslin, T., & Mede, N. G. (2022). Are science communication audiences becoming more critical? Reconstructing migration between audience segments based on Swiss panel data. Public Understanding of Science, 31(5), 553-562. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625211057379
6. Wintterlin, F., Hendriks, F., Mede, N. G., Bromme, R., Metag, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2022). Predicting public trust in science: The role of basic orientations toward science, perceived trustworthiness of scientists, and experiences with science. Frontiers in Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.822757
5. Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2022). Science-related populism declining during the COVID-19 pandemic: A panel survey of the Swiss population before and after the Coronavirus outbreak. Public Understanding of Science, 31(2), 211–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625211056871
4. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., & Füchslin, T. (2021). The SciPop Scale for measuring science-related populist attitudes in surveys: Development, test, and validation. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(2), 273–293. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edaa026
3. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Ziegler, R., & Weißkopf, M. (2021). The “replication crisis” in the public eye: Germans’ awareness and perceptions of the (ir)reproducibility of scientific research. Public Understanding of Science, 30(1), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662520954370
2. Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Science-related populism: Conceptualizing populist demands toward science. Public Understanding of Science, 29(5), 473–491. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662520924259
1. Kessler, S. H., Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Eyeing CRISPR gene editing: Using eye tracking to assess what lay audiences look for to learn more about CRISPR and genetic engineering on Wikipedia. Environmental Communication, 14(7), 886–903. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2020.1723668
4. Mede, N. G. (2021). Charakteristika der Forschung zu Wirkungen digitaler Wissenschaftskommunikation: Ein Systematic Review der Fachliteratur: [Characteristics of research on the effects of digital science communication: A systematic literature review]. In Wissenschaftspolitik im Dialog: Vol. 17 (pp. 37–82). Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW): Berlin, Germany. https://www.bbaw.de/files-bbaw/user_upload/publikationen/Broschuere-WiD_17_PDF-A1b.pdf
3. Mede, N. G., Brucklachner, A., & Heim, M. (2021). Versagen des Journalismus? Medienskepsis und Journalismuswahrnehmung. In B. Blöbaum, T. Hanitzsch, & L. Badura (Eds.), Medienskepsis in Deutschland: Ursachen, Ausprägungen und Konsequenzen (pp. 87–112). Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer VS.
2. Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Kritik der Wissenschaftskommunikation und ihrer Analyse: PUS, PEST, Politisierung und wissenschaftsbezogener Populismus. In H.-J. Bucher (Ed.), Medienkritik zwischen ideologischer Instrumentalisierung und kritischer Aufklärung (pp. 297–314). Köln: Herbert von Halem.
1. Frischlich, L., Mede, N. G., & Quandt, T. (2020). The markets of manipulation: The trading of social bots on clearnet and darknet markets. In C. Grimme, M. Preuss, & F. W. Takes (Eds.), Disinformation in Open Online Media: First Multidisciplinary International Symposium, MISDOOM 2019, Hamburg, Germany, February 27 – March 1, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 89–100). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39627-5_8
1. Mede, N. G. (2024). Book review of: Broer et al. (2023). The science-media interface: On the relation between internal and external science communication. De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110776546. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 72(2), 213–225. https://doi.org/10.5771/1615-634X-2024-2-213
5. Ghasemi, O., Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Stanley, S., Strahm, N., Ross, R. M., Alfano, M., Kerr, J. R., Berger, S., Marques, M. d., Besley, J. C., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E., Mihelj, S., Newell, B. R., Oreskes, N., & Schäfer, M. S. (2024). Investigating the trust gap between scientists and climate scientists in 68 countries. Available at: https://osf.io/f3qbu
4. Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J. C., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., & Schäfer, M. S. (2024). Public communication about science across 68 countries: Global evidence on how people get information and communicate about science-related matters. Available at: https://osf.io/xb3ha
3. Vaidis, D. C., Miranda, J. F., Buchanan, E. M., Schmidt, K., Yang, Y.-F., Kowal, M., Topor, M., Miller, R., Misiak, M., Wagge, J. R., Moor, D. de, Altschul, D., Azevedo, F., Boucher, L., Doell, K. C., Exner, A., Gjoneska, B., Mede, N. G., Miller, J. K., . . . Pronizius, E. (2024). The advantage of Big Team Science: Lessons learned from cognitive science. Available at: https://osf.io/yvm5h
2. Cologna, V., Meiler, S., Kropf, C. M., Lüthi, S., Mede, N. G., Bresch, D. N., Lecuona, O., Berger, S., Besley, J. C., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2024). Global evidence on the relationship between extreme weather events and support for climate policies. Available at: https://osf.io/mq9x6
1. Bilewicz, M., Siemiątkowski, M., Soral, W., Marcinkowska, K., Mede, N. G., & Cologna, V. (2024). The long shadow of war: Assessing the historical effects of World War II losses on contemporary conspiratorial beliefs. Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4948250
52. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., Howell, E., Brossard, D., Beets, B., & Calice, M. (2024). Assessing science literacy across digital societies: A new survey measure for civic, media, and cognitive science literacy. Paper presented at the PCST China symposium “Communicating Science across Cultures: Approaches, Perspectives and Challenges”, 17–19 October 2024, Suzhou, China.
51. Volk, S. C., & Mede, N. G. (2024). Science-society intermediaries ‘in the line of fire’: An interview study on hostility and institutional support in science communication. Paper presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECC) of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), 24–27 September 2024, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
50. Zils, L., Wintterlin, F., Metag, J., Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2024). Informed critics? Exploring media- and science-related predictors of alternative media use for information about science. Paper presented at the 6th Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM 2024), 2-4 September 2024, Münster, Germany.
49. Bulian, J., Schäfer, M. S., Amini, A., Lam, H., Ciaramita, M., Gaiarin, B., Huebscher, M. C., Buck, C., Mede, N. G., Leippold, M., & Strauss, N. (2024). Assessing large language models on climate information. Paper presented at the 41st International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 21–27 July 2024, Vienna, Austria.
48. Vreese, C. de, Frischlich, L., Mede, N. G., Wagner, M. W., Waisbord, S., & Tromble, R. (2024). Scholars under attack: Political pressures on communication scholarship. Panel session at the 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20–24 June 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
47. Mede, N. G., Villanueva, I., & Chen, K. (2024). Communicating scientific norms in the hybrid media environment: A mixed-method analysis of social media discourse and engagement with Retraction Watch on Twitter. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20–24 June 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
46. Mede, N. G., & Schroeder, R. (2024). The ‘Greta Effect’ on social media: A systematic review of research on Greta Thunberg’s impact on digital climate change communication. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20–24 June 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
45. Fawzi, N., Zerback, T., Mede, N. G., & Kobilke, L.(2024). The role of (digital) media use and trust for young adults’ illusion of climate change knowledge. Paper presented at the workshop “Exploring Trust and Knowledge in a High-Choice Media Environment”, 20-21 June 2024, Antwerp, Belgium.
44. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., Howell, E., Brossard, D., & Beets, B. (2024). Measuring science literacy in a digital world: Development and validation of a multi-dimensional survey scale. Paper presented at the preconference “Science Communication as a Human Right” at the 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 18–19 June 2024, Brisbane, Australia.
43. Kremer, B., Schäfer, M. S., Mede, N. G., & Fischer, L. (2024). More harm than good? Germans’ attitudes towards generative AI in science communication. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conference of the Science Communication Section of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 6-7 June 2024, Zurich, Switzerland.
42. Schulz, A., Mede, N. G., Blassnig, S., & Udris, L. (2024). How media and campaign issues influence voting decisions: A panel survey on effects of media use and attitudes towards climate change and immigration during the 2023 Swiss National Elections. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Political Communication Divisions of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), the German Political Science Association (DVPW), and the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), 7-9 February 2024, Bern, Switzerland.
41. Cologna, V., & Mede, N. G. (2023). Political orientation and trust in scientists in 66 countries: evidence from the TISP Many Labs study. Presentation at the workshop “Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1–2 December 2023, Boston, MA.
40. Stollorz, V., Burger, B., Hendriks, F., Mede, N. G., & Weiß, M. (2023). Die öffentliche Wahrnehmung von Forschenden mit Agenda [Public perceptions of researchers with agendas]. Panel session at Wissenswerte 2023, 25–27 October 2023, Freiburg, Germany.
39. Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Besley, J., Berger, S., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2023). The state of trust in science in 66 countries: Results from the TISP Many Labs study. Paper presented at the 2023 Big Team Science Conference, 23–25 October 2023, virtual.
38. Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Meiler, S., Kropf, C. M., Lüthi, S., Besley, J., Berger, S., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2023). Does the historical prevalence of extreme weather events influence attitudes towards climate change? A cross-cultural analysis in 68 countries. Paper presented at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology (Division 34 of the American Psychological Association, APA), 19–20 October, 2023, virtual.
37. Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Besley, J., Berger, S., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2023). Trust in scientists and populist attitudes towards them: Global survey evidence on the prevalence, predictors, and cross-country differences of trust in science and science-related populism. Paper presented at the 76th Annual Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), 19–22 September 2023, Salzburg, Austria.
36. Mede, N. G., Kobilke, L., Fawzi, N., & Zerback, T. (2023). The climate change generation – vocal but overconfident? Communicative antecedents and consequences of inflated knowledge self-perceptions. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the Science Communication section of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 20-22 September 2023, Passau, Germany.
35. Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Besley, J., Berger, S., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2023). A global assessment of the state of trust in science: Results from the TISP Many Labs study. Paper presented at the preconference "State of trust in social and political psychology" at the 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), 30 June 2023, Krakow, Poland.
34. Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Meiler, S., Kropf, C. M., Lüthi, S., Besley, J., Berger, S., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2023). Historical and projected prevalence of extreme weather events and attitudes towards climate change. Paper presented at the 2023 International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP), 20-23 June 2023, Aarhus, Denmark.
33. Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Besley, J., Berger, S., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & van der Linden, S. (2023). Comparative evidence on populist demands toward science and implications for science communication: Findings from a large-scale global population survey. Paper presented at the Pandemic Communication and Populism Symposium 2023 (PANCOPOP), 12-13 June 2023, Loughborough, UK.
32. Hawkins, I., Mede, N. G., & Chinn, S. (2023). How use of alternative and mainstream social media promote conspiracy beliefs and fake news sharing. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 25-29 May 2023, Toronto, Canada.
31. Kobilke, L., Fawzi, N., Mede, N. G., & Zerback, T. (2023). Eco-informational media use, media-induced eco-emotions, and climate change activism: What drives the political engagement of the climate change generation? Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 25-29 May 2023, Toronto, Canada.
30. Fawzi, N., Zerback, T., Kobilke, L., & Mede, N. G. (2023). Fuel to the flames: False balance and hostile media perceptions as amplifiers of perceived polarization in the climate change debate. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 25-29 May 2023, Toronto, Canada.
29. Mede, N. G. (2022). Legacy media as inhibitors and drivers of public reservations against science: Global survey evidence on the link between media use and anti-science attitudes. Paper presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECC) of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), 19–22 October 2022, Aarhus, Denmark.
28. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., & Rauchfleisch, A. (2022). Populist demands toward science and their implications for science communication: Analyzing science-related populism across countries and contexts. Paper presented at the Preconference “Misinformation, Science Populism, and the Role of Citizens” at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECC) of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), 17 October 2022, virtual.
27. Cologna, V., & Mede, N. G. (2022). Trust in science and science-related populism: A global assessment. Paper presented at the Scientific Expertise, Communication and Trust (SECAT) conference, 27-28 September 2022, virtual.
26. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., & Rauchfleisch, A. (2022). Science-related populism and its implications for public opinion and communication about science. Paper presented at the Scientific Expertise, Communication and Trust (SECAT) conference, 27-28 September 2022, virtual.
25. Wintterlin, F., Hendriks, F., Mede, N. G., Bromme, R., Metag, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2022). Antecedents of trust in scientists: The role of attitudes to and experiences with science. Paper presented at the Preconference “The science of science communication: Mapping the field” at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26–30 May 2022, Paris, France.
24. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., & Metag, J. (2022). Cognitio populi – vox populi: The implications of science-related populism for communication behavior. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26-30 May 2022, Paris, France.
23. Eberl, J.-M., Huber, R. A., Mede, N. G., & Greussing, E. (2022). Measuring political and science populism: A tale of two scales? Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26-30 May 2022, Paris, France.
22. Mede, N. G., Rauchfleisch, A., Metag, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2022). Social media use and engagement, knowledge overestimation, and populism fuel each other during the COVID-19 pandemic: Correlational and experimental evidence from Germany and Taiwan. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26-30 May 2022, Paris, France.
21. Huber, R. A., Mede, N. G., Eberl, J.-M., & Greussing, E. (2022). Measuring public attitudes toward political and science-related populism in surveys: A tale of two scales? Paper presented at the 77th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), 11–13 May 2022, Chicago, United States.
20. Mede, N. G. (2022). Legacy media as inhibitors and drivers of public reservations against science: Global survey evidence on the link between media use and anti-science attitudes. Poster presented at the 77th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), 11–13 May 2022, Chicago, United States.
19. Huber, R. A., Mede, N. G., Eberl, J.-M., & Greussing, E. (2021). Science-related and political populism: A tale of two scales? Paper presented at the 8th Political Science Day of the Austrian Political Science Association (AuPSA), 25–26 November 2021, Salzburg, Austria.
18. Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2021). Trust in science during challenging times of a global pandemic: The Science Barometer Switzerland. Paper presented at the 4th Science & You Conference, 16–19 November 2021, Metz, France.
17. Mede, N. G., Rauchfleisch, A., Metag, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2021). How knowledge overestimation, science-related populism, and digital media use fuel each other during the COVID-19 pandemic: Representative survey evidence from Germany and Taiwan. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), 2–6 November 2021, virtual.
16. Huber, R. A., Mede, N. G., Eberl, J.-M., & Greussing, E. (2021). Science-related and political populism: A tale of two scales? Paper presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), 2–6 November 2021, virtual.
15. Weißkopf, M., Schäfer, M. S., & Mede, N. G. (2021). Zwischen Vertrauen und Skepsis: Öffentliche Meinung in der COVID-19 Pandemie. Paper presented at the 10th ScienceComm Conference, 15–16 September 2021, Fribourg, Switzerland.
14. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., & Füchslin, T. (2021). Populism towards science: What it is and how it can be measured. Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST), 25–27 May 2021, virtual.
13. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Füchslin, T., & Metag, J. (2021). Science-related populism in Switzerland and its implications for science-related media use: Results from a nationally representative survey. Paper presented at DACH 21: Three-Country Conference on Communication Science of DGPuK, ÖGK, and SGKM, 7–9 April 2021, virtual.
12. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., & Klinger, K. (2021). Science-related populism, its prevalence, antecedents, and outcomes: Evidence from the Science Barometer Switzerland. Paper presented at the PERITIA conference “Trust in Expertise in a Changing Media Landscape”, 18–19 March 2021, virtual.
11. Klinger, K., Metag, J., S. Schäfer, M. S., & Mede, N. G. (2021). Wird die Bevölkerung wissenschaftskritischer? Segmentationsanalysen der Schweizer Bevölkerung auf Basis von Paneldaten. [Is the public becoming more critical of science? Segmentation analyses of the Swiss population based on panel data]. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the Science Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 5 February 2021, virtual.
10. Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Science-related populism: Conceptualizing populist challenges to the knowledge and power claims of science. Paper presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 21–25 May 2020, virtual.
9. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., & Füchslin, T. (2020). Wissenschaftsbezogener Populismus: Theoretische Konzeption und Skalenentwicklung. [Science-related populism: Theoretical conceptualization and scale development]. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 10–12 March 2020, Munich, Germany.
8. Kessler, S. H., Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Online-Informationssuche: Ein Eye-Tracking-Experiment auf Wikipedia. [Online information seeking: An eye-tracking experiment on Wikipedia]. Poster presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 10–12 March 2020, Munich, Germany.
7. Mede, N. G. (2020). Wissenschaftsbezogener Populismus: Theoretische Konzeption und empirische Untersuchung. [Science-related populism: Theoretical conceptualization and empirical investigation]. Paper presented at the Doctoral Colloquium of the Science Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), 5 February 2020, Münster, Germany.
6. Mede, N. G., Schäfer, M. S., & Füchslin, T. (2020). Populism towards science: Introducing a new theoretical concept and a scale to measure it. Paper presented at the ECREA workshop “Constructed facts, contested truths: Science and environment controversies in media and public spaces” at the 13th Annual Conference of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), 8–10 January 2020, Brighton, UK.
5. Mede, N. G. (2019). Communicating science in a changing climate: Investigating the antecedents and implications of distrust toward science. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Graduate Student Pre-Conference of the Environmental Communication Division of the International Communication Association (ICA), 24 May 2019, Washington DC, United States.
4. Mede, N. G. (2019). Fake it till they take it? Pseudo user effects and pseudo user literacy. Paper presented at the 21st General Online Research Conference (GOR) of the German Society for Online Research (DGOF), 6–8 March 2019, Cologne, Germany.
3. Mede, N. G., Hollekamp, S., & Tampier, L. (2018). Is distrust in the media undermining democracy? An explorative interview study on the implications of media skepticism. Paper presented at the 7th European Communication Conference (ECC) of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), 31 October–3 November 2018, Lugano, Switzerland.
2. Mede, N. G., Neppl, M., & Blöbaum, B. (2018). Suspicion or sympathy?: The relationship between scientists and journalists. Paper presented at the Interdisciplinary Symposium “Current Challenges to Mediatized Science Communication” of the IAMCR section “Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society”, 7–9 June 2018, Rostock, Germany.
1. Blöbaum, B., Mede, N. G., & Neppl, M. (2018). Trust through science communication: Relevance and change of internal and external scientific communication. Paper presented at the Interdisciplinary Symposium “Current Challenges to Mediatized Science Communication” of the IAMCR section “Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society”, 7–9 June 2018, Rostock, Germany.
19. Mede, N. G. (2024). Scientists under attack: Challenges to science communication and ways to respond to them. Invited talk and panel discussion at the symposium “Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk?” at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 5-6 December 2024, Philadelphia, United States.
18. Mede, N. G. (2024). Digital climate communication: Identifying and addressing challenges across countries and platforms. Invited talk at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, 3 December 2024, Fairfax, United States.
17. Mede, N. G., & Egenter, S. (2024). Zum Umgang mit Mis- und Desinformationen in der Wissenschaftskommunikation – Perspektiven aus Praxis und Forschung [Dealing with misinformation and disinformation in science communication – perspectives from practice and research]. Double keynote at Wisskomm Connected, 11-12 September 2024, Berlin, Germany.
16. Mede, N. G. (2024). Communicating science in digital media: Challenges and potentials across countries and contexts. Invited talk at the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 11 July 2024, Brisbane, Australia.
15. Mede, N. G. (2024). The populist challenge to science communication: Comparative evidence from a 67-country survey and potential remedies. Invited talk in the London Public Understanding of Science Seminar Series of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 31 January 2024, London, UK.
14. Mede, N. G. (2024). Populistische Kritik an Wissenschaft: Ländervergleichende Befragungsforschung im Many-Labs-Projekt „Trust in Science and Science-Related Populism“ (TISP) [Populist criticism of science: Comparative survey research in the Many Labs project “Trust in Science and Science-Related Populism” (TISP)]. Guest lecture in MA seminar “New epistemic authorities” (Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt) at the University of Münster, 15 January 2024, Münster, Germany.
13. Mede, N. G. (2023). A double-edged sword? Science-society dialogue and its trade-offs. Keynote at the ScienceComm ‘23, 2-3 November 2023, Bern, Switzerland. Video recording available here.
12. Mede, N. G. (2023). Populist attitudes towards science and how they relate to media use and communication behaviour: Global survey evidence from the TISP Many Labs project. Invited talk at the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab (CSDMLab) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, 18 October 2023, virtual.
11. Mede, N. G. (2023). Populist attitudes towards science across the world: Global survey evidence on communicative antecedents and correlates. Invited talk at the School of Psychology of the University of Kent, 19 July 2023, Canterbury, UK.
10. Mede, N. G. (2023). Communicating climate change in digital spaces: How sceptical views of science and knowledge overconfidence challenge science communication on social media. Invited talk at the Oxford Internet Institute of the University of Oxford, 22 June 2023, Oxford, UK. Video recording available here.
9. Mede, N. G. (2022). Populism scholarship – where are we going, where should we be going, how can we get there? Invited talk at the symposium “Populism, Polarization, Propaganda in Times of Crisis”, 18 October 2022, Zurich, Switzerland.
8. Mede, N. G. (2022). Wer braucht schon die Experten? Wissenschaft in Zeiten von Populismus, Falschinformationen und Verschwörungstheorien. [Who needs experts? Science in times of populism, misinformation, and conspiracy theories]. Keynote lecture at “The Nature of Science week” at the Rämibühl Realgymnasium (secondary school), 3 October 2022, Zurich, Switzerland.
7. Cologna, V., & Mede, N. G. (2022). Trust in science and science-related populism across the world: Implications for science communication. Presentation at the Health and Risk Communication Center of the Michigan State University, 9 May 2022, East Lansing, United States.
6. Mede, N. G. (2022). Criticism, skepticism, populism: Public resentments against science and implications for science communication. Presentation at the Department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 29 April 2022, Madison, United States.
5. Cologna, V., & Mede, N. G. (2022). Trust in science and science-related populism: Implications for the role of science in politics and society. Presentation at the Department of Political Science of the University of Toronto, 25 April 2022, virtual.
4. Mede, N. G. (2021). Was denkt die Schweiz über die Rolle der Wissenschaft in der Corona-Pandemie? Forschungsbefunde zu öffentlicher Wahrnehmung von Wissenschaft in Krisenzeiten. Presentation prepared for panel discussion with PD Dr. Christian Althaus at Paulus Academy Zurich, 28 April 2021, virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Mede, N. G. (2020). Social Media im Dialog von Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft: Neue Chancen und hohe Erwartungen. Presentation prepared for the Social Media Webinar 2020 of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), 29 October 2020, virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Mede, N. G. (2020). The “replication crisis” in the public eye: Germans’ awareness and perceptions of the (ir)reproducibility of scientific research. Presentation prepared for the ReproducibiliTea Journal Club of the Center for Reproducible Science (CRS) at the University of Zurich, 1 October 2020, virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1. Kessler, S. H., & Mede, N. G. (2019). Quelle: Wikipedia: Wissenschaftliche Befunde zur digitalen Informationssuche. Presentation prepared for the Winterkongress der Digitalen Gesellschaft Schweiz (DigiGes), 23 February 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.
17. Read Them Sideways. (2024). Episode 8: Science-related populism with Niels Mede. Podcast interview with Niels G. Mede. Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology. Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YMzcIAAZWppGfEh03beJf?si=b0d9878eafa44466
16. Mede, N. G., & Hendriks, F. (2024). „Auch die Forschung zur Wissenschaftskommunikation verdient Gehör!“ [“Science communication research deserves to be heard!”]. Article for wissenschaftskommunikation.de. https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/auch-die-forschung-zur-wissenschaftskommunikation-verdient-gehoer-76731/
15. Elephant in the Lab (2023). Populism, science and public discourse. Interview with Niels G. Mede. Available at: https://elephantinthelab.org/populism-science-and-public-discourse-an-interview-with-niels-mede/
14. Wissenschaft im Dialog (2023). Nachgefragt bei Niels G. Mede. Nachgefragt: 17 Fragen und 17 Antworten an Wissenschaftskommunikator*innen. Interview with Niels G. Mede. Available at: https://wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/blog/nachgefragt-bei-niels-mede/
13. Mede, N. G. (2023). Rethink science communication for the post-pandemic era. Article for the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab. Available at: https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/analytics/rethink-science-communication-post-pandemic-era
12. Wissenschaftskommunikation.de (2022). „Das öffentliche Vertrauen in Wissenschaft ist in Deutschland und der Schweiz hoch“ [“Public trust in science in Germany and Switzerland is high”]. Interview with Niels G. Mede and Prof. Dr. Julia Metag. Available at: https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/das-oeffentliche-vertrauen-in-wissenschaft-ist-in-deutschland-und-der-schweiz-hoch-63833/
11. Fast Forward Science (2022). Fake it until you make it?! – Über Desinformationen, Social Media & Wisskomm. [Fake it until you make it?! – On disinformation, social media and science communication]. Twitter Spaces Discussion with Niels G. Mede, Teresa Weikmann, and Jacob Beautemps. Available at: https://fastforwardscience.de/en/2022/12/fake-it-until-you-make-it-ueber-desinformationen-social-media-wisskomm/
10. Mede, N. G. (2022). Wer braucht schon die Experten? Wissenschaft in Zeiten von Populismus, Falschinformationen und Verschwörungstheorien. [Who needs experts? Science in times of populism, misinformation, and conspiracy theories]. Keynote lecture at the “Nature of Science Week” at the Rämibühl Realgymnasium (secondary school), 3 October 2022, Zurich, Switzerland.
9. Radio SRF 2 Kultur (2022). SRF Wissenschaftsmagazin: Twitter – Exodus der Wissenschaft [SRF science magazine: Twitter – science’s exodus]. Interview with Niels G. Mede. Available at: https://www.srf.ch/audio/wissenschaftsmagazin/ausgetwittert?id=12289825?t=6m04s
8. Mede, N. G. (2022). Partizipative Wissenschaftskommunikation: Promises and Pitfalls [Participatory science communication: Promises and pitfalls]. Article for wissenschaftskommunikation.de. Available at: https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/
partizipative-wissenschaftskommunikation-promises-and-pitfalls-56581/
7. Hendriks, F., Hoffmann, E., Ziegler, R., & Mede, N. G. (2021). Das Wisskomm-Quartett, Episode 8. Das Wissenschaftsbarometer 2021 [The science communication quartet, episode 8. The Science Barometer 2021]. Podcast of Wissenschaft im Dialog. Available at: https://www.wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/projekte/wisskomm-quartett/folge-8-wissenschaftsbarometer/
6. Rádio Renascença (2021). Negacionistas podem tomar “teorias da conspiração como conhecimento científico legítimo” [Denialists can consider “conspiracy theories as legitimate scientific knowledge”]. Interview with Niels G. Mede. Available at: https://rr.sapo.pt/especial/pais/2021/08/12/
negacionistas-podem-confiar-na-ciencia-mas-talvez-entendam-teorias-da-conspiracao-como-conhecimento-cientifico-legitimo/249243/
5. Eberl, J.-M., Greussing, E., Huber, R. A., & Mede, N. G. (2021). Wissenschaftsbezogener Populismus: Eine österreichische Bestandsaufnahme. [Science-related populism in Austria: Taking stock]. Article for the Vienna Center for Electoral Research blog. Available at https://viecer.univie.ac.at/corona-blog/corona-blog-beitraege/blog124/
4. Mede, N. G., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Wohlwollende Bewertung: Befragungsergebnisse zur öffentlichen Wahrnehmung der „Replikationskrise“ in Deutschland. [Favorable evaluation: Survey results on public perceptions of the “replication crisis” in Germany]. Article in Forschung & Lehre (12), 990–991.
3. Mede, N. G. (2020). “The people have had enough of experts!” How to understand populist challenges to science. Article for the Public Understanding of Science Blog. Available at: https://sagepus.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-people-have-had-enough-of-experts.html
2. Mede, N. G. et al. (2019). Exhibition booth “Between fact and fake: Communication in the digital age” at science fair “Scientifica – Zürcher Wissenschaftstage”. Lead responsibility (development of interactive games, information material, multimedia presentation, supervision of booth personnel). 30 August – 1 September 2019, Zurich, Switzerland.
1. Wissenschaftskommunikation.de (2019). „Es wird immer bedeutsamer zuzuhören“ [“It is becoming increasingly important to listen”]. Interview with Niels G. Mede. Available at: https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/es-wird-immer-bedeutsamer-zuzuhoeren-24453/
14. La Repubblica (24 May 2024). Negazionisti e scettici possono ancora cambiare idea. Lo studio: la fiducia negli scienziati del clima è aumentata nel tempo. Available at: https://www.repubblica.it/green-and-blue/2024/05/24/news/fiducia_scienziati_clima_complottisti_scettici-423093035/?rss
13. Haaretz (27 March 2024). המדינה לא תשרוד": ההתקפות של הממשלה מערערות את עולם המדע הישראלי" [“The country will not survive”: Government’s attacks undermine Israeli science]. Available at: https://www.haaretz.co.il/science/2024-03-27/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000018e-6147-dabd-adff-69df4e180000?gift=4873cc564e114f33a432494e5b26a37c
12. GEO (15 February 2024). Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft ist weltweit hoch – in Deutschland aber nur „unterdurchschnittlich“. Available at: https://www.geo.de/wissen/vertrauen-in-die-wissenschaft-ist-weltweit-hoch---in-deutschland-nur--unterdurchschnittlich--34462122.html
11. Forschung & Lehre (15 February 2024). Vertrauen in Forschende weltweit hoch. Available at: https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/forschung/vertrauen-in-forschende-weltweit-hoch-6243
10. Nature (14 February 2024). Largest post-pandemic survey finds trust in scientists is high. Nature, 626(8000), 704. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00420-1
9. Watson (14 December 2022). Vertraut die Schweizer Bevölkerung der Wissenschaft? Diese Studie lässt tief blicken. Available at: https://www.watson.ch/digital/schweiz/427044354-so-gross-ist-das-vertrauen-der-schweizer-bevoelkerung-in-die-wissenschaft
8. The Conversation (15 March 2022). Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer. Available at: https://theconversation.com/why-we-trust-experts-even-when-they-admit-they-dont-know-the-answer-172562
7. Wiener Zeitung (2 January 2022). Der Parasit der Ignoranz. Available at: https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich/2132966-Der-Parasit-der-Ignoranz.html
6. Der Standard (10 November 2021). Österreichs fatale Wissenschaftsskepsis. Available at: https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000131037835/oesterreichs-fatale-wissenschaftsskepsis
5. Le Monde (22 September 2021). Penser le populisme scientifique. Available at: https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2021/09/22/penser-le-populisme-scientifique_6095532_1650684.html
4. Tages-Anzeiger (31 December 2020). Ein Jahr für die Wissenschaft. Available at: https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ein-jahr-fuer-die-wissenschaft-773527034087
3. Blick (16 December 2020). Während Corona-Pandemie: Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft wächst in der Schweiz. Available at: https://www.blick.ch/news/wissenschaftsbarometer-vertrauen-in-die-wissenschaft-wuchs-waehrend-corona-pandemie-id16249304.html
2. Times Higher Education (21 September 2020). Public ‘largely ignorant’ of replication crisis in science. Available at: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-largely-ignorant-replication-crisis-science
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