Science Communication

Science doesn’t speak for itself; it requires translation. FrameWorks’ approach equips researchers and experts to get big ideas across to the public without losing fidelity – or losing the crowd.

Science—and research, in general—is necessarily complex, but our communication about it doesn’t have to be.

We invite you to explore these resources for information on how to communicate about science-related issues in ways that build understanding and inspire confidence in evidence-informed solutions.

Featured Work

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Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations

The purpose of this brief is to equip physicians, advocates, and public health communicators with the strategies necessary to effectively build understanding of and support for child and...

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Six ways to change hearts and minds about climate change

This framing guide outlines six tips to frame climate change to improve public understanding and inspire action. The guide translates research into practice, connecting a broad body of research to...

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Combating Misinformation: How to Talk about Science

New research is showing that when trust in science is low we are more susceptible to misinformation. What lies beneath this lack of trust?

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Understanding the Conversation about Farming: An Analysis of Media and Field Communications

The news media are one source of information about farming that has a powerful effect on what the public hears, thinks, and understands about the issue. Understanding patterns in media framing...

External Article

Six ways to change hearts and minds about climate change

This framing guide outlines six tips to frame climate change to improve public understanding and inspire action. The guide translates research into practice, connecting a broad body of research to...

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Strategies for Effectively Communicating about Toxic Stress

This Message Brief is designed to help advocates, pediatricians, direct service providers, and other frontline professionals to more effectively communicate the science of development with members...

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How to Talk About the Ocean so that People Will Listen: A Quick Guide

When communicating about the ocean, we all make choices about what we say and how we say it. We can make choices that increase public understanding and boost support for action...

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Framing Adolescent Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Even during these uncertain times, it’s a sure thing that adolescents—young people between childhood and adulthood—are still developing biologically, socially, and emotionally. We can also...

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Communicating about Climate Change in the time of COVID-19

As climate communicators, we have a long-standing, deep appreciation for a concept that the pandemic has brought into sharp relief: interconnection. This moment calls us to lift up our values,...

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From Risk to Opportunity: Framing Adolescent Development

This strategic brief outlines seven key framing shifts necessary to advance public understanding of and shift attitudes about adolescent development. Recommendations are illustrated with examples...

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The Landscape of Public Thinking about Farming: Mapping the Gaps between Expert and Public Understandings

This report identifies the cultural models—the common but often implicit patterns of thinking and assumptions—that underlie how the American public understands and reasons about farming and...

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Reframing the Ocean: A FrameWorks Guide

This communication guide outlines how to talk about the ocean to improve public understanding and increase support for solutions. Based on comprehensive research with the UK public, it reveals a...

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Reframing Climate Change: Impact Brief

This evidence of effectiveness is what separates this climate communication initiative from others, according to Hannah Pickard, NNOCCI Network Manager at the New England Aquarium. “Because...

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Turning the Tide: Findings from Reframing Research on Ocean Health & Marine Conservation in the United Kingdom

This report outlines the findings of a series of investigations aimed at identifying framing tools and techniques that can shift public thinking and discussions. It reveals and reviews the...

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Wiring across sites so STEM learning can flow: A FrameWorks Strategic Brief

The recommendations outlined in this Strategic Brief have been empirically shown to shift public thinking, attitudes, and policy preferences related to connecting STEM learning environments.