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Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences

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Dahlstrom, Michael F.·2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Although storytelling often has negative connotations within science, narrative formats of communication should not be disregarded when communicating science to nonexpert audiences. Narratives offer increased comprehension, interest, and engagement. Nonexperts get most of their science information from mass media content, which is itself already biased toward narrative formats. Narratives are also intrinsically persuasive, which offers science communicators tactics for persuading otherwise resistant audiences, although such use also raises ethical considerations. Future intersections of narrative research with ongoing discussions in science communication are introduced.

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Authors: Dahlstrom, M. F.
Affiliations: Iowa State University (US)
Corresponding author: Dahlstrom, Michael F.
ORCID: Dahlstrom, Michael F.
Venue: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Published: 2014-09-15
Volume: 111
Issue: supplement_4
Pages: 13614-13620
ISSN: 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320645111
PMC: PMC4183170
OpenAlex: W2034648286
Cited by: 1,159
References: 92
Citations by year: 2026: 114 · 2025: 124 · 2024: 128 · 2023: 119 · 2022: 142 · 2021: 134 · 2020: 124 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 93 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 457.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Academic Publishing and Open Access
Keywords: science communication, storytelling, narrative, mass media, persuasion, public engagement with science, scientific literacy, ethics of persuasion
MeSH terms: Humans, Mass Media, Persuasive Communication, Science, Information Dissemination, Narration

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