SciComm meets Commedy
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Aleksandra Gnach
- Co-project leader : Dr. Sabrina Heike Kessler
- Deputy of project leader : Valery Wyss
- Project team : Ricardo Farina Mora, Johanna Seiwald
- Project budget : CHF 120'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Public sector (excl. federal government) (Kanton Zürich / Digitalisierungsinitiative DIZH / Outreach-Call)
- Project partner : Universität Zürich, catta GmbH, Privatperson Kt. Zürich / Frank Richter
- Contact person : Aleksandra Gnach
Description
The ‘SciComm meets Comedy’ project is testing a video format in which a comedian sheds light on digitalisation topics in a humorous way. The aim of the project is to investigate the role of humor in communicating science. It will analyse how humorous elements can promote the understanding of complex topics and arouse the interest of viewers. The research team will evaluate the reactions and feedback to the videos to find out how well humor works as a tool for communicating scientific content.