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Is fact-bombing doing more harm than good? SciComms with Dr Tom Carruthers | Ascend Your Story

Is fact-bombing doing more harm than good? SciComms with Dr Tom Carruthers | Ascend Your Story

Update: 2025-08-18
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Does bombarding people with facts erode trust in science even more?

 

Dr Tom Carruthers is a science communicator, strategist and creative whosplits his time between Canberra, Australia, and Prague, Czechia. With a PhD inbiological chemistry and a master’s in science communication, Tom draws ongovernment, academic, media and agency experience to reshape how society valuesscientific expertise.

 

He’s on a mission to help scientists get the community on board withevidence based science, without overwhelming them. He joins us this week onAscend Your Story.

 

Ascent Media produces science, tech and research storytelling throughvideo, photo, livestream and podcast.

 

Find out more at
carruthers.studio
ascentmedia.com.au

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Is fact-bombing doing more harm than good? SciComms with Dr Tom Carruthers | Ascend Your Story

Is fact-bombing doing more harm than good? SciComms with Dr Tom Carruthers | Ascend Your Story

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