7 benefits of communicating science in the public domain

1. Improves the population’s beliefs about science

2. Generates social acceptance of scientific facts and concepts

3. Ensures public trust and pro-attitude for science

4. Mediates society's participation in achieving the aims and applications of scientific findings

5. Generates political support for science

6. Scientific research benefits from the use of local knowledge and cognitive resources available in the society

7. Enhances legitimacy of funding and approvals for the application of scientific findings in the public domain

Reference: Kappel Klemens, Holmen Sebastian Jon. (2019). Why Science Communication, and Does It Work? A Taxonomy of Science Communication Aims and a Survey of the Empirical Evidence. Frontiers in Communication. 4, 1-55. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2019.00055

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