Bridging research and practice
in science communication
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The Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL) develops evidence-based, ethical science communication strategies to enhance public discourse and participation, initially focused on the topic of Planetary Health. In the long term, the MSCL aims to create and share tools for communicating complex, “wicked” problems.
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They have"},{"id":3096,"link":"https:\/\/www.mscl.de\/cfp-conference-planetary-waters-a-challenge-between-abstraction-and-empathy\/","name":"cfp-conference-planetary-waters-a-challenge-between-abstraction-and-empathy","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.mscl.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maritimes-museum-.jpg","alt":""},"title":"CfP Conference \"Planetary Waters - A challenge between abstraction and empathy\"","author":{"name":"Claudia Seelmann","link":"https:\/\/www.mscl.de\/author\/claudia\/"},"date":"Jun 3, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-03 12:46:22","modifiedDate":"2025-06-23 14:11:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-23 12:11:02","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscl.de\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscl.de\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":33},"status":"publish","content":"We are pleased to announce this interdisciplinary event organized by Dr. Katrin Kleemann (German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven), Dr. Noemi Quagliati (THE NEW INSTITUTE Center for"}]