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SciComm meets Comedy

Humor and science – do they go together? The project is testing a new video format in which a comedian takes a close look at digitalization topics. A research team is investigating how this format of science communication is received.

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Video 1: When computers make decisions for you | Re:Digital 01

Comedian Frank Richter has a mission. He wants to find out whether humans or machines make “better” decisions and what this actually means. To do so, he interviews passers-by on the street, a computer with a funny hat and researcher Alice Aubert from the ZHAW. Alice’s research focuses, among other things, on decision-making processes at the interface between environmental sciences and society. For her, one thing is clear: there is no “better” decision. She explains why not in the video.

The first video will be published on our YouTube channel soon.

How do you like the format? Vote here!

Package insert:

  • Ingredients: an insanely well-dressed Frank Richter, memes, people like you and me, a grumpy robot, memes, a researcher.
  • Side effects: Depending on the age group, the video can trigger bursts of laughter, but also confusion.
  • Use: The highest possible dosage and distribution are recommended to increase general well-being.

Video 2

Coming soon:ish

Video 3

Coming later

Team

Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Gnach, ZHAW, School of Applied Linguistics

Dr. Sabrina Heike Kessler, University of Zürich, Department of Communication and Media Research

Ricardo Farinha Mora,  ZHAW, School of Applied Linguistics

Valery Wyss, ZHAW, School of Applied Linguistics

Johanna Seiwald, ZHAW, School of Applied Linguistics

Practical partners

Catta | Citizen Science

Frank Richter Comedy

Running time: 2024-2025