I this 2nd online discussion we identified many types of math that are required to understand the information presented by public health officials, experts, the media and politicians. Thank you to all the participants who tuned in from as far away as New Zealand and Canada! Feedback about this topic and ideas for new Soundbite […]
Pick a number, any number. (Stay with me here) Now, assume your number is the amount of calories in one serving of “krall.” If your doctor told you that you need to limit your daily caloric intake to 1500 calories, what percentage of your daily total does a serving of krall represent? So, you’re thinking […]
Health Literacy & Covid 19 Soundbite Sessions Created by Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD Health Literacy Lab https://healthliteracylab.com/ First in a 3 part series of talks meant for those working to communicate Covid 19 to patients and the public. “Health Literacy & Covid19” presented by Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD, expert in public understanding of health & science. The series […]
Friday’s shelter in place activity for me – continue interviewing (virtually) people about what they understand and don’t understand about Covid19 information. As I do these interviews, I am very aware that my work is not part of the critical rescue mission. I don’t have medical training. I can’t drive a bus, or direct traffic, or […]
The first time I heard Trump’s explanation of what will happen with the virus I truly thought I misheard. (March 11). “It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away… Be calm. It’s really working out. And then tonight […]
When he first came into office critics and pundits had a field day (and continue to) with Trump’s limited, how shall we say, verbal repertoire – his limited command of spoken English. I’m a linguist by trade and I long ago grew weary of this spectator sport – hearing his overused superlatives (incredible, fantastic, perfect, […]
I’m sure you’ve noticed. It’s not uncommon for a word or phrase to come into fashion – now you see it and soon it’s everywhere. In fact this is very common: likes – as in how many did you get copay bingeable airplane mode manspreading fave the cloud social distancing Some terms are a flash […]
PT Barnum supposedly said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” And no doubt each one of us has fallen for a deal too good to be true at one time or another. Disclosure, I’ve succumbed to purchasing my share of pointless potions promising dewy, youthful skin. But silly missteps aside, it’s highly predictable that in times […]
A month ago I wrote about my 91 year old Mom;s question “CDC Should I Go On My Cruise?: Well the clear answer came from Anthony Fauci yesterday “If you’re a person with an underlying condition and you are particularly an elderly person with an underlying condition, you need to think twice about getting on a […]
The trajectory of the public’s reaction to the novel coronavirus has many analogs to models of risk. Over the years my thinking and experience of how people decide to pay attention to, understand and respond to risk jives with models by Covello and Sandman, 2001; Douglas, 1992; Slovic, 1999). Particularly Sandman’s components list: Most of the […]
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