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	Podcast:		Evidence Squared
	Episode:		Ep 12: Risks and rewards of science comedy
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:47:54
	Publish Date:		2017-05-12 13:20:06
	Description:		Communication researcher Emily Vraga joins us as co-host again to discuss science comedy. She explains her research into how comedy can increase credibility, engagement and reduce perceived aggression. We also critique a variety of examples of climate comedy from TV and YouTube. Links from this episode 2015 paper by Paul Brewer & Jessica McKnight finding The Daily Show and The Colbert Report increases climate perceptions 2014 paper by Emily Vraga and colleagues on benefits of climate comedy 2009 paper by LaMarre and colleagues finding conservatives thought Stephen Colbert only pretended to be joking and genuinely meant what he said. Video clips from this episode Follow Evidence Squared on iTunes, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Soundcloud.
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Ep 12: Risks and rewards of science comedy