Abstract Very often when the vast majority of experts agree on some scientific issue, laypeople nonetheless regularly consume articles, videos, lectures, etc., principal claims which are inconsistent with expert consensus. Moreover, it is standardly assumed that entirely appropriate, and perhaps even obligatory, for to such anti-consensus material. I maintain this standard assumption gets thing...

Both within and outside of South Asia, sadhvis are revered by Jain laypeople as paragons of the religion’s ascetic imperative. Yet while some might conceive of these renunciant women as unaffected by the nexus of relationships and interpersonal interactions that flourish in the worldly realm, conversations with these women indicate that living alongside others informs a large part of their own ...

BACKGROUND Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Post-crash management can play a significant role in minimizing crash consequences and saving lives. Iran has one of the highest mortality rates from road traffic injuries in the world. The present study attempts to fill the knowledge gap and explores stakeholders' perceptions of ...

For centuries in Western civilization, politicians, economists, psychologists and laypeople alike have assumed that the desirability of individual choice was inherent in humankind. From Mill to Locke, from Rousseau to Jefferson, choice has been hailed as an inalienable human right-an essential human need . . . . Might our theories of motivation require modification among people whose fundamenta...

When people learn that I study lethal injection, they are usually curious to know more (or at least they are polite enough to ask questions). Interestingly, the question that arises most often— from lawyers, law students, and laypeople—is why states behave as they do. In the wake of botched executions and ample evidence of lethal injection‘s dangers, why do states fail to address their executio...

With the aim of improving human-centric risk communication, this research in progress paper argues for a social-cognitive perspective focusing on the interaction between laypeople and the information environment. A model is designed to predict laypeople’s environmental risk perception and information seeking behavior. Using data from a national online survey (N=1,032), our research is an effort...

The Internet is a preferred source of health information. This study evaluated the quality, reliability and content online audio-visual information on mandibular advancement device (MAD) for treatment obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). “Mandibular device” was searched four platforms. A total 63 videos (51% from healthcare professionals, 22% commercial companies, 21% laypeople, 6% hospitals/universi...